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Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own law (also statutory law), where in many cases it remains in force.
Con man Rick Maxon (Payne) tries to swindle war widow Deborah (Caulfield) into giving up her savings for a non-existent memorial. When Rick falls in love with Deborah he has pangs of remorse, but he must contend with his gang boss, Silky (Duryea) and the tough-as-nails moll, Tory (Winters), who is enamored with Rick but is Silky's girl.
The definition of larceny for the purposes of the Act was "a person steals who, without the consent of the owner, fraudulently and without a claim of right made in good faith; takes and carries away anything capable of being stolen, with the intent at the time of such taking, permanently to deprive the owner thereof.
The Larceny Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 96) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it then was).
Property crime is a category of crime, usually involving private property, that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime is a crime to obtain money, property, or some other benefit.
Larceny, Inc. is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros. , the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon , the film stars Edward G. Robinson , Jane Wyman , Broderick Crawford , and Jack Carson , and features Anthony Quinn , and Edward Brophy .
Larceny is an unreleased 1996 short film written, directed, and edited by Christopher Nolan. The film is a little over eight minutes long and involves an apartment ...
In some jurisdictions, the crime is called "larceny by finding" or "stealing by finding". [2] [3] By nation. England and Wales. In England and Wales, a theft ...