Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petty larceny

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ty larce-ny
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

petty larcenies (plural) petit larceny (alternative)

Synonyms

petit larceny petty

Questions

What does petty larceny mean?: A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.

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