larcin — meaning in English

English meaning

• filch verb To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
• larceny noun The crime of unlawfully taking someone else's property with the intent to keep it permanently.

Senses

larcin is used for these senses in English:

• filch (transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
• larceny (legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]
• petty theft A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.

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