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petty larceny

petty larceny noun: a misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.

Noun

petty larceny (countable and uncountable, plural petty larcenies)

  1. A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.

petty larceny meaning in Tamil

petty larceny in Tamil

இவைகளையும் காணவும்

Forms of petty larceny

pluralpetty larcenies
alternative formpetit larceny

Questions about petty larceny

What does petty larceny mean?
Petty larceny means a misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.
What is petty larceny in Tamil?
Petty larceny in Tamil is இவைகளையும் காணவும். See Petty larceny meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petty larceny?
Petty larceny is a noun.
What is the plural of petty larceny?
The plural of petty larceny is petty larcenies.

Words near petty larceny in the dictionary

  1. petty king
  2. petty kings
  3. petty knife
  4. petty knives
  5. petty larcenies
  6. petty larceny
  7. petty morel
  8. petty officer
  9. petty officer first class
  10. petty officer second class
  11. petty officer third class

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Adapted from Wiktionary: petty larceny (page history and authors); petty larceny (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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