Larceny

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 332

lar'se-nY, n. (Law.) Unlawful taking of others' property theft. [OF. larrecin, larcin, L. latrocinium, latro, a robber, Gr. latris, a hireling, booty.] — Lar'cenous, -se-nus, a. Of the nature of, or given to, etc.