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Dictionary
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Def: the theft of personal property (not real estate) to deprive the owner of the use of it
Example: Some people insist that confiscating schoolchildren's cell phones for several days should be qualified as larceny.
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In case of larceny the focus is on the loss of the possessor, not the gain of the perpetrator.
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minor larceny
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grand larceny
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