Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun petty_larceny
1 sense of petty larceny
Sense 1
petit larceny, petty larceny, petty -- (larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale))
=> larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing -- (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")