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Simple Larceny

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The felonious takhig and carrying away the personal goods of another, unattended by ac Jts of violence. It is distinguished from "compound larceny, which is stealing from the person or with violence. See "Larceny," Mfithout depeiidlng upon any event provided by the parties to it.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

That unattended with circumstances aggravating the offense, as in larceny from the person. See 85 Ky. 597.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The felonious taking and carrying away the personal goods of another, unattended by acts of violence: it is distinguished from compound larceny,

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Larceny which is not complicated or aggravated with acts of violence. Larceny from the person, or with force and violence, is called "compound" larceny. See State v. Chambers, 22 W. Va. 786, 46 Am. Rep. 550; Anderson v. Winfree, 85 Ky. 597. 4 S. W. 351; Pitcher v. People, 16 Mich. 142.

Defined under Larceny in Black's Law Dictionary.