Question

Landry, a twenty-five year old man, notices that a woman left her wallet at a table in a coffee shop. He steals the wallet and all of the money inside. Of which crime is Landry guilty?

A.
larceny
B.
assault
C.
burglary
D.
vandalism

Answer 1

Landry´s crime is larceny.

Answer: A. larceny.

Answer 2

The answer is A: larceny.

Larceny is a form of crime that involves taking the property of another person or business unlawfully. This form of crime has been broken down into more precise definitions that certain jurisdictions around the world have implemented (like robbery, burglary, and theft), but in some countries, like in the USA, it is still an offense that involves, very precisely, the taking of somebody else´s property and carrying it away with you.