Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grand larceny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: grand larce-ny
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The larceny of property whose value is greater than an amount set by law to distinguish it from petty larceny.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

grand larcenies (plural)

Synonyms

grand theft

Questions

What does grand larceny mean?: The larceny of property whose value is greater than an amount set by law to distinguish it from petty larceny.

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