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Meanings of petty larceny in English

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Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

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      Usage of petty larceny in English
      1
      After all, that is nothing; petty larceny, six months at the most.
      Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
      2
      A shameless blend of petty larceny, mendacity, fleas, gourmandism, dirt and unequalled plausibility.
      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 26, 1917
      3
      Why don't you forget your petty larceny troubles and start all over again?
      Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
      4
      Under the old, the jail was a finishing school of felony and petty larceny.
      It Is Never Too Late to Mend
      5
      I'd suspect myself of petty larceny as soon as him.
      Tales of Fantasy and Fact
      6
      No sir, he just wasn't cut out for petty larceny.
      Sympathy for the devil
      7
      Why not exclude every man convicted of any degrading legal crime, even petty larceny?
      Female Suffrage: A Letter to the Christian Women of America
      8
      Wouldn't it be gorgeous to sue R--for petty larceny?
      Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875)
      9
      However, if you reduce the charge to one of petty larceny, I will plead guilty.
      The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
      10
      Feeling no inclination to commit petty larceny on the ferns, I descended slowly and returned.
      The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
      11
      It's not murder-heain't got the pluck for that; but it may be petty larceny!
      Weighed and Wanting
      12
      Jim Green was in jail for petty larceny.
      Sunny Slopes
      13
      Allen, Canty, and Ramseur also all had misdemeanor convictions, ranging from criminal mischief to petty larceny.
      The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
      14
      At this there was a voice from the bed, "That would be petty larceny".
      The new yorker
      15
      He supported himself mostly by petty larceny.
      The Prose of Alfred Lichtenstein
      16
      They were somewhat addicted to petty larceny, but felony had been frightened out of their souls long ago.
      The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
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