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Klepto has multiple meanings, including a mental health disorder and a word used to describe someone who steals:
Kleptomania
A mental health disorder that causes people to repeatedly steal items they don't need, often for reasons other than financial gain. People with kleptomania may feel tense before stealing and relieved afterward. Treatments include psychotherapy, medication, and sometimes self-help groups.
Noun
A person who steals without an economic motive, or the act of stealing itself. Synonyms of klepto include kleptomaniac.
What is the meaning of the word severity?
: the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh. the severity of the climate. the severity of the punishment.
In New York, theft laws are based on the value of the stolen property and the type of property stolen:
Petit larceny
A misdemeanor for stealing property worth $1,000 or less, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000
Grand larceny
A felony for stealing property worth more than $1,000, with increasing severity based on the value of the stolen property:
Grand larceny in the fourth degree: A Class E felony for stealing property worth more than $1,000 but less than $3,000
Grand larceny in the third degree: A Class D felony for stealing property worth more than $3,000 but less than $50,000
Grand larceny in the second degree: A felony for stealing property worth more than $50,000 but less than $1,000,000
Grand larceny in the first degree: A felony for stealing property worth more than $1,000,000