theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake

Larceny in which one obtains control of property the person knows to be lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake (esp. in the amount of property or identity of recipient) and fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the rightful owner. Model Penal Code § 223.5.

— Also termed larceny of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake. [Cases: Larceny 10. C.J.S. Larceny §§ 18, 49.]

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词条贡献者

资深译员姚坚，国际知名语言学院法律翻译专业，擅长翻译各类与主权诉讼，仲裁及债务解决相关的法律文件。