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[1] [2] [3] The word theft is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as larceny, robbery, [1] embezzlement, extortion, blackmail, or receiving stolen property. [2] In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny, [4] [5] while in others, theft is defined more narrowly. [6]
In law, knowledge is one of the degrees of mens rea that constitute part of a crime.For example, in English law, the offence of knowingly being a passenger in a vehicle taken without consent requires that the prosecution prove not only that the defendant was a passenger in a vehicle and that it was taken by the driver without consent, but also that the defendant knew that it was taken without ...
Under English law and other common-law systems, [7] joyriding is not considered to be theft because the intent to "permanently deprive" the vehicle's owner of the vehicle cannot be proven. Instead, joyriding constitutes a separate, statutorily established offense of "unauthorized use" or "taking without owner's consent" (usually known by the ...
A Florida man, charged in a Washington County identify theft case, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Monday, Dec. 18.
This conception has become, in the progress of the law, something without meaning which has been discarded by most courts. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Therefore, it has been generally accepted that an action for conversion lies for every species of personal property which is the subject of private ownership, whether animate or inanimate.
The definition of false imprisonment under UK law and legislation is the "Unlawful imposition or constraint of another's freedom of movement from a particular place." [ 14 ] False imprisonment is where the defendant intentionally or recklessly, and unlawfully, restricts the claimant's freedom of movement totally. [ 15 ]
Frank Wayne, 59, was arrested and charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and petit theft - pick pocketing after the incident that unfolded last week in Palm Coast, according to the Flagler ...
Her trouble with the law began when she was charged with grand theft of more than $20,000, also a felony. "Mrozek made 41 deposits of altered money orders totaling $23,915.88 ...