LARCENY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word larceny. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LARCENY
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theft | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
robbery | nounn | |||||||
noun • larceny by threat of violence • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||||
stealing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully • avoiding detection by moving carefully | ||||||||
thievery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
burglary | nounn | |||||||
noun • entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property | ||||||||
embezzlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
fraud | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||||
looting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||||
misappropriation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else • wrongful borrowing | ||||||||
peculation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
piracy | nounn | |||||||
noun • hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it • the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own | ||||||||
shoplifting | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store | ||||||||
pilfering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||||
swindling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
thieving | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully adjective satellite • given to thievery |