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lar·ce·ny  audio  (lärs-n) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. lar·ce·nies
The unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner; theft.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Anglo-Norman larcin, theft, from Latin latrcinium, robbery, from latr, robber, mercenary, utimately from Greek latron, pay, hire


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