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Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: larcin 'stealing', from Latin latrocinium, from latro 'paid soldier'

larceny

 noun
     
Related topics: Crime
lar‧ce‧ny plural larcenies [uncountable and countable]
lawSCC the act or crime of stealing
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