Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. Larcenies. [F. larcin, OE.
larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired
servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. Latrociny.]
(Law)
The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with
intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.
Embezzlement.
Grand larceny & Petit larceny are distinctions having
reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.
They are abolished in England.
Mixed, or Compound, larceny, that which, under statute,
includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building
or the person.
Simple larceny, that which is not accompanied with any
aggravating circumstances.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Mixed \Mixed\, a.
Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See Mix, v. t.
& i.
Mixed action (Law), a suit combining the properties of a
real and a personal action.
Mixed angle, a mixtilineal angle.
Mixed fabric, a textile fabric composed of two or more
kinds of fiber, as a poplin.
Mixed marriage, a marriage between persons of different
races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman
Catholic and a Protestant.
Mixed number, a whole number and a fraction taken together.
Mixed train, a railway train containing both passenger and
freight cars.
Mixed voices (Mus.), voices of both males and females
united in the same performance.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Mix \Mix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mixed(less properly Mixt); p.
pr. & vb. n. Mixing.]
[AS. miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G.
mischen, Russ. mieshate, W. mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere,
mixtum, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has
been influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. Mixture), and
even the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere.
Cf. Admix, Mash to bruise, Meddle.]
1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of,
as of two or more substances with each other, or of one
substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or
compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend;
as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines.
Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.
2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
--Hos. vii. 8.
3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together
of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
Hast thou no poison mixed? --Shak.
I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and
civil considerations. --Bacon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |