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larceny

noun as in theft

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Brentford were superior in every aspect, and had Liverpool somehow rescued a point it would have been grand larceny.

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He was convicted of armed robbery, felony larceny and break and enter, according to records obtained by CNN, and spent eight years in jail for robbery with a dangerous weapon.

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Property crimes including burglary, motor vehicle theft and larceny also are trending down, according to city data.

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Can the places Jackson visited for his book endure public larceny?

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The bill would require immigration agents to take into custody people who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting.

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