larceny
English Thesaurus
1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (noun.act)
hypernym | : | felony, |
definition | : | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | pilferage, |
definition | : | the act of stealing small amounts or small articles (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | shoplifting, shrinkage, |
definition | : | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | robbery, |
definition | : | larceny by threat of violence (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | biopiracy, |
definition | : | biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | grand larceny, grand theft, |
definition | : | larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | skimming, |
definition | : | failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | rustling, |
definition | : | the stealing of cattle (noun.act) |
derivation | : | larcener, larcenist, |
definition | : | a person who commits larceny (noun.person) |
derivation | : | steal, |
definition | : | take without the owner's consent (verb.possession) |
derivation | : | larcener, larcenist, |
definition | : | a person who commits larceny (noun.person) |
derivation | : | steal, |
definition | : | take without the owner's consent (verb.possession) |
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