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Definition of Petit larceny
1. Noun. Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale).
Generic synonyms: Larceny, Stealing, Theft, Thievery, Thieving
Antonyms: Grand Larceny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petit Larceny
Literary usage of Petit larceny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall, Herschel Bouton Lazell (1905)
"... of petit larceny, and in that state there can be no accessaries in larceny,
but all concerned are guilty as principals. State v. Gaston, 73 NC 93, ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1906)
"An indictment for petit larceny alleged that accused had been twice ... Held,
that the indictment showed prior convictions of petit larceny, under Va. ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"petit larceny It,suggests a state of being moved consciously or unconsciously,
most generally the former, to look at things from a wrong standpoint" Godfrey ..."
4. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors by William Oldnall Russell (1824)
"is called grand larceny ; and where the value is only twelve- pence, or under
that sum, it is called petit larceny, u] Each [*1032] of these kinds of ..."
5. A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown: Or, A System of the Principal Matters by William Hawkins, John Curwood (1824)
"petit larceny. Sect. 1. And now we are come to petit larceny, whicb seems to
agree with grand larceny in all the particulars above- mentioned, ..."
6. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1820)
"Of petit larceny. petit larceny agrees with grand larceny in the several particulars
above mentioned, except only the value of the goods (and except as ..."
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