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theft with a fancier name, dressed up to sound less like grabbing your stuff
means The legal term for the unlawful taking of someone else's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it.
from From Anglo-French 'larcin' (theft), which traces back to Latin 'latrocinium' — robbery or banditry — built on 'latro,' a robber or mercenary. The Latin 'latro' itself wandered in from Greek 'latron,' meaning 'pay' or 'hire,' since the earliest 'latrones' were hired soldiers; over time the paid swordsman slid into the freelance thief. English added the '-y' ending later, giving the crime its lawyerly polish.
- origin
- From Latin latrocinium, meaning banditry or robbery
- grand vs petty
- Same crime, split by how much you stole
- requires carrying
- Legally you must move the item, even an inch
- intent matters
- Borrowing forever counts; honest mistake does not
- old distinction
- Embezzlement once escaped larceny on a technicality
diamond heist antwerp 2003 — thieves stole $100 million in diamonds from antwerp's diamond district vault in belgium
ocean's eleven bellagio — inspired by 1960 real casino heists; frank sinatra's rat pack robbed las vegas casinos