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latrociny

latrociny noun: theft or robbery.

Noun

latrociny (usually uncountable, plural latrocinies)

  1. (obsolete, usually) Theft or robbery.
    • Of all thefts, I think literary latrociny the least to be excused; and if I had the drawing up of a new penal code, I would certainly make plagiary death, (ay, outright death,) without the benefit of clergy.1832, W H. Armstrong, The poetic negligée, by Caleb,, page 138
    • The whole civil power was lodged in such hands as had secret instructions from court to vex and ill treat the Israelites; and when matters were come to crisis, that oppression ruled, and the government was turned into a mere latrociny, private force upon any proper occasion, must be deemed lawful...1836, Daniel Dewar, A history of the holy Bible, with an intr., additional notes and dissertations, and a complete index by D. Dewar,, page 250

Forms of latrociny

plurallatrocinies

Origin of latrociny

From Latin latrōcinium (“highway robbery”), from latrōcinor, from latrō (“brigand, robber, mercenary”) + -cinor (“verbal suffix”). Doublet of larceny.

Questions about latrociny

What does latrociny mean?
Latrociny means theft or robbery.
What part of speech is latrociny?
Latrociny is a noun.
What is the plural of latrociny?
The plural of latrociny is latrocinies.

Words near latrociny in the dictionary

  1. Latrinos
  2. latrobe
  3. latrobes
  4. latrocinies
  5. Latrocinium
  6. latrociny
  7. latrodectine
  8. latrodectism
  9. latron
  10. latronage
  11. latrons

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