Wondering how to use Larceny in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as theft or thievery.
Larceny in a sentence
Larceny meaning
- The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
- An individual instance of such a taking.
Using Larceny
- The main meaning on this page is: The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. | An individual instance of such a taking.
- Useful related words include: theft, thievery, thieving, stealing.
- In the example corpus, larceny often appears in combinations such as: grand larceny, larceny and, larceny of.
Context around Larceny
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 14 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Larceny
- In this selection, "larceny" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grand, degree, petit, conspiracy, interfering and sixth stand out and add context to how "larceny" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to commit larceny of a and a larceny reportedly occurred. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "larceny" sits close to words such as abbot, adverts and apathy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with larceny
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For grand larceny, it was 56%. (6 words)
A larceny reportedly occurred on Peeler Road in Salisbury between on July 21. (13 words)
I was the victim of alleged grand larceny in the second degree—grand larceny by deception. (16 words)
Anthony Longo has been charged with two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon and a single count each of third-degree assault, interfering with an officer, sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and second-degree breach of peace. (41 words)
On Feb. 1, Lebarge was arrested on two warrants for the incidents and was charged with fourth-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny, two counts of payment card theft and two counts of illegal use of a payment card. (38 words)
As part of a plea deal before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kevin McGrath, Biden, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge of grand larceny and another of petit larceny and agreed to make restitution of $110,810. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Anthony Longo has been charged with two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon and a single count each of third-degree assault, interfering with an officer, sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and second-degree breach of peace.
Fisher was charged this week by New York State Police on warrants for two counts of burglary, grand larceny in the third degree, and petit larceny.
Inorio was charged with fifth-degree larceny, interfering with an officer and conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny, according to police.
On Feb. 1, Lebarge was arrested on two warrants for the incidents and was charged with fourth-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny, two counts of payment card theft and two counts of illegal use of a payment card.
Webster is a bus driver who was charged for simple larceny while Douglas, a taxi driver was also charged for simple larceny.
In the past, Barry has been to state prison six times and racked up charges such as grand larceny, petty larceny, and fraudulent accosting.
As part of a plea deal before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kevin McGrath, Biden, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge of grand larceny and another of petit larceny and agreed to make restitution of $110,810.
I was the victim of alleged grand larceny in the second degree—grand larceny by deception.
Nicholle Marie Mulready, 33, of 4 Fleet St., Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 22, and charged with sixth degree larceny, and conspiracy to commit sixth degree larceny.
Thomas was charged with conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle and conspiracy to commit larceny of a firearm.
A larceny reportedly occurred on Peeler Road in Salisbury between on July 21.
Anderson faces charges of conspiracy to commit grand larceny and possession of a Schedule I/II narcotic.
At 3:28 p.m., officers responded to a report of a larceny that may have occurred within the last year.
Between October 3 and 4, police allege Collins broke into a Moorong house where he committed larceny while other person/s were inside.
Emauel is facing up to 25 years for the Attempted Murder, 15 years for the loaded gun charges and 3 1/2 years for the Grand Larceny.
For grand larceny, it was 56%.
He faces several charges including assault on a law enforcement officer, breaking and entering a motor vehicle, attempted larceny, and others.
He was charged with 26 offences, including 22 drug supply offences, larceny, and directing the activities of a criminal group.
His earliest charge occurred in Virginia in 2014, where he was accused of grand larceny, a felony.
Hollywood star Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, before making her onscreen debut the next year in his film A Slight Case of Larceny.
Common combinations with larceny
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- grand larceny 39×
- larceny and 25×
- larceny of 15×
- of larceny 13×
- petit larceny 12×
- and larceny 12×
- larceny in 7×
- with larceny 7×
- felony larceny 7×
- for larceny 7×