larceny

FREQ #18357

n. 盗窃罪 [经] 盗窃

发音

UK /ˈlɑː.sən.i/
其它
UK /ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni/
US /ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/

词形变化

larcenies 复数 larcenies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.

    偷盗罪

    盗窃罪

    不可数 法律 可数
  2. 2.

    An individual instance of such a taking.

    可数 法律 不可数

    That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

stealing theft thieving thievery

上位词 1

felony

下位词 10

robbery petty rustling shoplifting embezzlement skimming biopiracy defalcation grand larceny grand theft

相关短语

grand larceny [法] 重大窃盗罪, 大窃盗犯 petty larceny [法] 轻盗窃罪 petit larceny [法] 轻盗窃罪 floral larceny mixed larceny [法] 混合窃盗罪 compound larceny [法] 加重盗窃罪

词源

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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