petty larceny
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of petty larceny
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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"From a landlord’s perspective, from storeowner’s perspective, we’re terrified of this, his policies and what not. Armed robbery of a store is now a petty larceny? What insanity is this?" he said.
From Fox News • Feb. 14, 2022
In full disclosure, he has some semi-recent unpleasant “history” to deal with, but the worst of this was pleaded down to petty larceny, and he is starting anew.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2019
The Chicago Tribune located an earlier competency assessment, dated 2010, finding Mitchell “acutely psychotic” and another one finding him “unrestorably incompetent to stand trial” on an earlier charge of petty larceny.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2015
One lower-level supervisor had a petty larceny conviction.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011
Red Tie shifts his attention back to the petty larceny.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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