as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the security guard waited until the shoplifter had actually left the store with the item, so as to have proof of larceny
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The Laken Riley Act, the first bill Trump signed into law in his second term, allows for the arrest and detention of people who are not legally in the country and have been charged with burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting or crimes that lead to death or serious bodily injury.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2025
Under the new law, federal immigration authorities can place in custody undocumented immigrants arrested for theft, shoplifting, burglary or larceny.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Michael Giano, 36, was charged Wednesday with two counts each of third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief and a single count of sixth-degree larceny, according to the Wethersfield Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
Sage was convicted of larceny and disseminating indecent material to a minor.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2025
Under the new law, federal immigration authorities can place in custody undocumented immigrants arrested for theft, shoplifting, burglary or larceny.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Michael Giano, 36, was charged Wednesday with two counts each of third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief and a single count of sixth-degree larceny, according to the Wethersfield Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
Sage was convicted of larceny and disseminating indecent material to a minor.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larceny. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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