petit larceny

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English

Etymology

See petit.

Noun

petit larceny (countable and uncountable, plural petit larcenies)

  1. Alternative form of petty larceny
    • 1949, Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm:
      The little petit-larceny punk from Damen and Division and the dealer still got along like a couple playful pups.
    • 1993 July 17, David W. Dunlap, “What's a Bollard? Police Call It Harbor Larceny”, in The New York Times:
      After the two perform their service, the charge of petit larceny can be dismissed, said Paul Shechtman, counsel to District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau of Manhattan.
    • 2018 June 17, Nikita Stewart, “Selling MetroCard Swipes Remains Illegal, and a Way of Life”, in The New York Times:
      The Police Department could not confirm the public advocate’s analysis because before 2010, swipers were charged with petit larceny, not unlawful sale of transportation services, said Phillip Walzak, a spokesman for the Police Department.
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