Larcenies

/ˈlɑːrsəniz/

Definitions

  1. (n.) Plural of larceny, meaning multiple acts of theft involving the unlawful taking of personal property.
    The defendant was charged with several larcenies across different jurisdictions.

Commentary

Commonly used in prosecutions involving multiple instances of theft, larcenies refers simply to the plural of larceny without changing the substantive meaning.

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