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GRAND LARCENY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grand larceny mean?
• GRAND LARCENY (noun)
The noun GRAND LARCENY has 1 sense:
1. larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
Familiarity information: GRAND LARCENY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
grand larceny; grand theft
Hypernyms ("grand larceny" is a kind of...):
larceny; stealing; theft; thievery; thieving (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully)
Antonym:
petit larceny (larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale))
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