larceny
noun /ˈlɑːsəni/
/ˈlɑːrsəni/
[uncountable, countable] (plural larcenies)
(North American English, law- the crime of stealing something from somebody; an occasion when this takes place
盗窃罪；偷盗；盗窃 - The couple were charged with grand/petty larceny (= stealing things that are valuable/not very valuable).
那对夫妇被指控犯有重大／轻微盗窃罪。
词源late 15th cent.: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) ‘robber’, earlier ‘mercenary soldier’, from Greek latreus. - The couple were charged with grand/petty larceny (= stealing things that are valuable/not very valuable).