petit larceny

He was charged with petit larceny for stealing a candy bar from the store.

他因在商店偷了一块糖而被控轻盗窃罪。

The court treated the case as petit larceny because the stolen goods were worth less than fifty dollars.

法院将此案视为轻盗窃罪，因为被盗物品价值不足五十美元。

After her first offense, she received probation instead of jail time for petit larceny.

初犯后，她因轻盗窃罪被判缓刑，而不是监禁。