Synonyms of petit larceny

petit larceny

noun

as in petty larceny

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petty larceny
• embezzlement
• graft
• burglary
• kidnaping
• misappropriation
• shoplifting
• misapplication
• larceny
• kidnapping
• peculation
• robbery
• embezzling
• pilferage
• abduction
• pilfering
• stealing
• hijacking
• housebreaking
• carjacking
• highjacking
• theft
• looting
• thievery
• purloining
• filching
• spoliation
• plundering
• rustling
• rapine
• despoliation
• poaching
• smuggling
• pillage
• black marketeering
• shanghaiing
• piracy
• despoilment
• banditry

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of petit larceny

Williams has two pending assault cases in Brooklyn, and the attack came just two days after he was busted on petit larceny charges for stealing a victim’s wallet in Midtown Manhattan, Hall said. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024

He was sentenced on April 10 to 60 days of house arrest and three years probation on the petit larceny charge. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024

October 17, 2022: Miller pleads not guilty to one count each of burglary and petit larceny in Vermont Superior Court for charges of stealing liquor from their neighbor’s unoccupied house. —Zoe Guy, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2024

Ryan Rollins, a Warriors rookie from last season, has been charged with seven counts of petit larceny for thefts throughout the first half of this NBA season, according to Virginia court documents. —Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024