Emily Dickinson Lexicon

larceny, n. [Anglo Fr. larcin.] (webplay: away, circumstance, property, taking).

1. Theft; stealing; robbery; criminal act of taking away the property of another; [fig.] waste; squandering; foolish expenditure.
2. Thievery; looting; plundering; pillaging; [fig.] death; loss of life; surrendering mortal existence.