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Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own law (also statutory law ), where in many cases it remains in force.
The King v. Pear (1779) in English criminal law interpreted possession and intent in "larceny by trick". [1]: 947–9 A horse owner gave Pear custody of a horse, renting it out to him for a day, after which it was to be returned when Pear returned to town. Pear did not journey, sold the horse the same day, before the expiration of the rental ...
In such case the crime would be larceny by trick rather than false pretenses. [4] Larceny by Trick also applies to situations where the wrongdoer by deceit obtains possession only, with the victim retaining ownership or some superior interest in the chattel. [5] Determining whether the victim obtained title or possession can present problems.
Larceny by trick involves taking another's property through fraud. Embezzlement occurs when a person entrusted with the property, converts the property, deprives without permission or substantially interferes with owners' rights with the intent to defraud. Embezzlement differs from larceny in that the taking of property must not involve trespass.
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It only became a crime in Britain later in the 18th century, with efforts including a 1757 statute passed by Parliament against "acquisitions by false pretenses," and a judicial precedent set in 1795 treating "larceny by trick" as criminal.
Larceny is a crime of criminal trespass on the possessory rights of another. A person lawfully possessing another's property who converts the property to his own use, or otherwise deprives the owner of its use cannot be guilty of larceny because he lawfully received the property; the possessor, however, could be guilty of fraudulent conversion.
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