Thesaurus results for PETTY LARCENY

petty larceny

noun

as in petit larceny

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Recent Examples of petty larceny He was previously arrested on local petty larceny and residential burglary charges, the FBI said. —

Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025 Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny for allegedly hitting a man multiple times and taking his phone. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 May 2025 Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny after allegedly hitting a man several times and taking his phone. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025 In July 2022, he was arrested and charged with assault and petty larceny after striking another man several times and taking his phone. —

Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for petty larceny

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petit larceny

Noun

On Wednesday, according to WTVR-TV, the Commonwealth’s Attorney urged the judge to deny bond citing Coleman’s criminal history of drug possession and selling convictions, petit larceny conviction, and several failures to appear dating back to 2002.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Calderon, who police say is homeless, is facing a slew of charges, including murder, manslaughter, assault, burglary and petit larceny.

— Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026