take by stealth
take by stealth. To steal (personal property); to pilfer or filch. [Cases: Larceny 1, 12. C.J.S. Larceny §§ 1(1, 2), 4–7, 9, 33–35, 50.]
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stealth juror
A juror who hides a potentially disqualifying bias or conflict of interest in order to serve on a jury. • A stealth juror may want to influence the outcome of the trial or may plan to reap a financial benefit from having inside access to the jury deliberations, esp. by writing a book about a
stealth
stealth. 1. Hist. Theft; an act or instance of stealing. • Etymologically, this term is the noun corresponding to the verb steal. “Stealth is the wrongful taking of goods without pretence of title: and therefore altereth not the property, as a trespass doth, so as upon an appeal the party shall re-have them.” Sir Henry
surreptitious
surreptitious (s[schwa]r-[schwa]p-tish-[schwa]s), adj. (Of conduct) unauthorized and clandestine; stealthily and usu. fraudulently done ( surreptitious interception of electronic communications is prohibited under wiretapping laws). [Cases: Telecommunications 494. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 247–249, 254, 264–265.]
stalking
stalking. 1. The act or an instance of following another by stealth. 2. The offense of following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, with the purpose of annoying or harassing that person or committing a further crime such as assault or battery. • Some statutory definitions include an element that the person being stalked must
interdictum quod vi aut clam
interdictum quod vi aut clam (in-t[schwa]r-dik-t[schwa]m kwod vI awt klam). [Latin “interdict because of force or stealth”] Roman law. An interdict issued against a person who forcibly (vi) or secretly (clam) altered or occupied the claimant’s property. • The interdict required the defendant to restore the property to its previous condition. Cf. actio vi bonorum
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theft of services
The act of obtaining services from another by deception, threat, coercion, stealth, mechanical tampering, or using a false token or device. See Model Penal Code § 223.7.