larceny
/ˈlɑːsəni/ noun [C or U] (plural larcenies)Definition
› LAW stealing, especially the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without entering a building illegally in order to do so: They still face charges of grand larceny, and falsifying business records.
(Definition of larceny noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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