petty larceny

noun

Examples of petty larceny in a Sentence

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They were arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on an eight-count indictment charging them with burglary, forcible touching, petty larceny and official misconduct. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025 While processing that failure, Matt is given another case of the week to deal with: Leroy Bradford, charged with petty larceny after stealing caramel corn from a bodega. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 Nesbitt-Hall lives in Rahway, N.J., and has three prior Staten Island arrests, two for petty larceny and one for grand larceny, police said. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025 Johnson was charged with three counts of kidnapping and one count each of impersonating a law enforcement officer, petty larceny, assault and battery, according to jail records. Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for petty larceny

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of petty larceny was circa 1580

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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20larceny. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

petty larceny

noun
: petit larceny at larceny

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