larceny
Betekenis (Engels)
- (uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
- (countable) An individual instance of such a taking.
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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈlɑː.sən.i/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
Coined in Middle English (as larceni) between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (“theft”), from Latin latrocinium (“robbery”), from latro (“robber, mercenary”), from Ancient Greek λάτρον (látron, “pay, hire”).
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