petty crime
61petty theft — noun A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime …
62petty — adjective (pettier, pettiest) 1》 trivial. 2》 mean; small minded. 3》 minor. ↘Law (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with grand (in sense 2). Derivatives pettily adverb pettiness noun Origin ME …
63petty larceny — noun (U) law the crime of stealing things that are only worth a small amount of money …
64New Orleans crime family — Matranga family and Martanga crime family redirects here. For the gang in Los Angeles, see Los Angeles crime family. The New Orleans crime family is one of the oldest American criminal organizations in activity. It is based in New Orleans and… …
65high crime — noun A major crime, notably one suject to high justice, i.e. trial before the highest courts, which may impose the gravest punishments Lese majesty used to be a high crime, for which royal or imperial courts often put offenders to death Ant:… …
66Organized crime — Crime syndicate redirects here. For the DC Comics group of villains, see Crime Syndicate. For other uses, see Organized crime (disambiguation). Al Capone, a name often associated with organized crime …
67Felony petty theft — is the colloquial term for a statute in the California Penal Code (Section 666) that makes it possible for a person who commits the crime of petty theft to be charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor if the accused had previously been… …
68Judy Petty Wolf — Judy C. Petty, later Judy Petty Wolf (born September 4, 1943), is a retired officer of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. As a lawmaker, she was… …
69Race and crime in the United States — Race Classification Race (classification of humans) Genetics …
70organized crime — n. a system or organization of people and groups engaged in criminal activities * * * Crime committed on a national or international scale by a criminal association; also, the associations themselves. Such associations engage in offenses such as… …
