petit larceny

pet·it lar·ce·ny

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Definitions of petit larceny words

abbreviation PETIT LARCENY petty larceny. 1
noun petit larceny (formerly in England) the stealing of property valued at 12 pence or under. Abolished 1827 0
noun petit larceny (in some states of the US) the theft of property having a value below a certain figure 0

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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