Larceny is defined as which of the following?

Larceny is defined as which of the following?

• A. Trespassory taking, carrying away, of personal property of another, with intent to permanently deprive at taking
• B. Asportation of property with intent to return
• C. Taking property by force
• D. Theft by deception only

Answer: (A)

Larceny rests on four elements: a trespassory taking, asportation (carrying away), of the personal property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of possession at the time of taking. The option that includes all four parts matches this definition precisely. It describes taking without permission (trespassory), moving the property (asportation), property that belongs to someone else, and the intent to permanently deprive the owner at the moment of taking. Respectively, taking by force would point toward robbery when force is involved, not the classic larceny definition. Taking by deception alone might fall under a different theft-by-deception theory in some jurisdictions, but the standard larceny definition requires actual asportation and the specific intent to permanently deprive. If any of the four elements is missing—no trespassory taking, no movement, ownership by another, or no intent to permanently deprive at the taking—the act would not fit the traditional definition of larceny.

Larceny rests on four elements: a trespassory taking, asportation (carrying away), of the personal property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of possession at the time of taking. The option that includes all four parts matches this definition precisely. It describes taking without permission (trespassory), moving the property (asportation), property that belongs to someone else, and the intent to permanently deprive the owner at the moment of taking.

Respectively, taking by force would point toward robbery when force is involved, not the classic larceny definition. Taking by deception alone might fall under a different theft-by-deception theory in some jurisdictions, but the standard larceny definition requires actual asportation and the specific intent to permanently deprive. If any of the four elements is missing—no trespassory taking, no movement, ownership by another, or no intent to permanently deprive at the taking—the act would not fit the traditional definition of larceny.