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Recent Examples of petit larceny
On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged him with felony grand larceny, petit larceny, and reckless driving.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
He was previously arrested by the New York City Police Department in April for petit larceny and by the New Jersey Police Department in May for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, the felony burglary and petit larceny charges were both dismissed without prejudice.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 June 2025
He was arrested in April for petit larceny and last month, he was arrested for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools, the agency said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
He was previously arrested by the New York City Police Department in April for petit larceny and by the New Jersey Police Department in May for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, the felony burglary and petit larceny charges were both dismissed without prejudice.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 June 2025
He was arrested in April for petit larceny and last month, he was arrested for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools, the agency said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petit larceny
Noun
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Police confirmed the man had been arrested for petty larceny.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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He was previously arrested on local petty larceny and residential burglary charges, the FBI said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The demonstrators have brought up a range of issues, including poverty and the cost of living, access to tertiary education, and alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds by government officials, as well as their families and associates.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a high-profile, three-month-long trial, prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy funneled millions of dollars from the Libyan government into his campaign coffers; he was acquitted of further charges of embezzlement and corruption.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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