petty larceny

noun

Examples of petty larceny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At a brief Manhattan Criminal Court hearing, Wojciech Czech, 45, admitted to one count of misdemeanor petty larceny in a plea deal with prosecutors that required him to quit his job. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024 The third cop charged, Officer Jonathan Gonzalez, resigned from the NYPD in December and pleaded guilty in February to petty larceny and official misconduct. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024 In 2011, she was arrested on petty larceny charges for stealing a pair of scissors and a knife worth $32.50 from a supermarket. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023 Across California, clearance rates for petty larcenies — thefts without the use of force or threat of force — have fallen substantially over the past three decades, records show. St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for petty larceny 

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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 11 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

petty larceny

noun
: petit larceny at larceny

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