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Theft, larceny, which see.

The felonious taking and removing of another's personal property with intent of depriving the true owner of it; larceny 2 Broadly, any act or instance of stealing including larceny, burglary, embezzle-ment and false pretenses, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1487.