petit larceny

plural petit larcenies

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of petty larceny.

   The little petit-larceny punk from Damen and Division and the dealer still got along like a couple playful pups.

   1949, Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm

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   After the two perform their service, the charge of petit larceny can be dismissed, said Paul Shechtman, counsel to District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau of Manhattan.

   1993 July 17, David W. Dunlap, “What's a Bollard? Police Call It Harbor Larceny”, in The New York Times

   The Police Department could not confirm the public advocate’s analysis because before 2010, swipers were charged with petit larceny, not unlawful sale of transportation services, said Phillip Walzak, a spokesman for the Police Department.

   2018 June 17, Nikita Stewart, “Selling MetroCard Swipes Remains Illegal, and a Way of Life”, in The New York Times