Theft
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of stealing property.
Example sentence: Each and every Notary Public plays a crucial role in combating identity theft. They serve as our front line of defense and the public is safer because of the job they do.
Larceny
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently.A larcenous act attributable to an individual.
Example sentence: If we use goods made from raw materials that are obtained from a poor country without the proceeds being used to benefit the people of that country, we become complicit in a particularly iniquitous form of grand larceny.