larceny
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He arrived at Liverpool from AS Roma on 23 June 2017 for £34m, a fee now resembling an act of grand larceny when set against what he subsequently achieved.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Hall also described the intellectual property theft of books used to train AI models as "creative larceny at scale".
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Shootings in New York declined to a record-low rate in the first half of 2025, while homicides dropped 23% and larceny also fell, especially shoplifting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The fraudster fashionista, who inspired Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” series and was convicted in 2019 of eight felony counts including grand larceny, said she sought approval from U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
“And talkin’ about this morning,” the sheriff said, his face shading purple even in the darkness, “you stole my boat. That’s what we call larceny, Mrs. Dowdel. You could go up for that.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
In a different example, he directed prosecutors to reduce armed robbery cases to petit larcenies, barring certain circumstances.
From Fox News ● Jan. 20, 2022
Many of the most common types of crime in the city, including robberies, burglaries and grand larcenies, remain near historic lows.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
He and others believe Virginia needs to go further and do what other states already have: Allow for other crimes, such as larcenies, that people were forced to commit to also be vacated and expunged.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2021
Motor vehicle larcenies declined from 3,043 in 2018 to 2,661 in 2019.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2020
On remand for numerous larcenies: Mulch Diggums, the kleptomaniac dwarf.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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