Stealing is the act of taking the property of another without permission and with no intention to return it to them. Someone who steals something is called a thief and has committed an act of theft or larceny. However, if that individual steals something from a person, and uses force to take the property, that is an act of robbery, and the perpetrator is called a robber (Bernstein n.d.). The following paragraphs explain the meanings of robbery and larceny in more detail, to clarify the differences between the two terms, thereby avoiding possible confusion.
As mentioned above, larceny is
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