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larceny

In the USA, and formerly in the UK, theft, the taking of personal property without consent and with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it.

In some US states, larceny in which the value of the property exceeds a specified amount is grand larceny; larceny involving lesser amounts is petty larceny.



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In the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
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