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petit larceny
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Petit larceny
(gcide) | Petit \Pet"it\ (p[e^]t"[y^]; F. pe*t[-e]"), a. [F. See Petty.]
Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as Petty.
[Obs., except in legal language.]
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By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of
and recover a vanishing notion. --South.
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Petit constable, an inferior civil officer, subordinate to
the high constable.
Petit jury, a jury of twelve men, impaneled to try causes
at the bar of a court; -- so called in distinction from
the grand jury.
Petit larceny, the stealing of goods of, or under, a
certain specified small value; -- opposed to {grand
larceny}. The distinction is abolished in England.
{Petit ma[^i]tre}. [F., lit., little master.] A fop; a
coxcomb; a ladies' man. --Goldsmith.
Petit serjeanty (Eng. Law), the tenure of lands of the
crown, by the service of rendering annually some implement
of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc.
Petit treason, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a
person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as
one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not
distinguished from murder.
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petit larceny
(wn) | petit larceny
n 1: larceny of property having a value less than some amount
(the amount varies by locale) [syn: petit larceny, {petty
larceny}, petty] [ant: grand larceny, grand theft] |
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petit larceny
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Petit larceny are
(gcide) | Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. Larcenies. [F. larcin, OE.
larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired
servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. Latrociny.] (Law)
The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with
intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.
Embezzlement.
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Grand larceny & Petit larceny are distinctions having
reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.
They are abolished in England.
Mixed larceny, or Compound larceny, that which, under
statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a
building or the person.
Simple larceny, that which is not accompanied with any
aggravating circumstances.
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petit larceny
(wn) | petit larceny
n 1: larceny of property having a value less than some amount
(the amount varies by locale) [syn: petit larceny, {petty
larceny}, petty] [ant: grand larceny, grand theft] |
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