"theft by finding" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} theft by finding (uncountable)
  1. (law) The crime of failing to take reasonable steps to find the owner of property that has been found. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: larceny by finding Translations (crime): 拾遺不報 (Chinese Mandarin), 拾遗不报 (shíyíbùbào) (Chinese Mandarin), löytötavaran anastaminen (Finnish), löytötavaran kavallus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-theft_by_finding-en-noun-YztidY-a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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