Theft by finding, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 27 relations: Actus reus, Appellate court, Crimes Act 1958, Criminal law, Divisional court (England and Wales), Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Dumpster diving, Finders, keepers, Garbology, Joanne Conaghan, Jurisdiction, Jurisprudence, Larceny, Lawsuit, Legal fiction, Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property, Mens rea, Personal property, Possession (law), Property law, Queensland, Sovereign (British coin), Supreme Court of California, Supreme Court of the United States, Theft, United States Reports, Victoria (state).

Actus reus

In criminal law, actus reus (actus rei), Latin for "guilty act", is one of the elements normally required to prove commission of a crime in common law jurisdictions, the other being mens rea ("guilty mind").

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Appellate court

An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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Crimes Act 1958

The Crimes Act 1958 is an Act of the Parliament of Victoria.

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Criminal law

Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime.

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Divisional court (England and Wales)

A divisional court, in relation to the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, means a court sitting with at least two judges.

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA; Asiantaeth Trwyddedu Gyrwyr a Cherbydau) is the organisation of the British government responsible for maintaining a database of drivers in Great Britain and a database of vehicles for the entire United Kingdom.

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Dumpster diving

Dumpster diving (also totting, skipping, skip diving or skip salvage) is salvaging from large commercial, residential, industrial and construction containers for unused items discarded by their owners but deemed useful to the picker.

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Finders, keepers

Finders, keepers, sometimes extended as the children's rhyme finders, keepers; losers, weepers, is an English adage with the premise that when something is unowned or abandoned, whoever finds it first can claim it for themself permanently.

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Garbology

Garbology is the study of modern refuse and trash as well as the use of trash cans, compactors and various types of trash can liners.

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Joanne Conaghan

Joanne A. F. Conaghan, is an Irish legal scholar based in the UK, specialising in the intersection between gender and the law and in feminist legal studies.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.

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Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence is the philosophy and theory of law.

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Larceny

Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. Theft by finding and Larceny are theft.

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Lawsuit

A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law.

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Legal fiction

A legal fiction is a construct used in the law where a thing is taken to be true, which is not in fact true, in order to achieve an outcome.

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Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property

In property law, lost, mislaid, and abandoned property are categories of the common law of property which deals with personal property or chattel which has left the possession of its rightful owner without having directly entered the possession of another person.

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Mens rea

In criminal law, mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental state of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime.

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Personal property

Personal property is property that is movable.

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Possession (law)

In law, possession is the control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing.

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Property law

Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land) and personal property.

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Queensland

Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.

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Sovereign (British coin)

The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy oz of pure gold.

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Supreme Court of California

The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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Theft

Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.

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United States Reports

The United States Reports are the official record (law reports) of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Victoria (state)

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_by_finding

Also known as Theft by finding in the United States.