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Chapter 10- Theft and Other Crimes Involving Property

Terms in this set (22)

Actual possession
An individual's actual physical possession of property.
Asportation
The wrongful taking and carrying away of personal property in the crimes of larceny or kidnapping.
Constructive possession
One's interest after willingly giving up temporary physical possession of property but retaining legal ownership.
Conversion
Illegal use of someone else's property.
Counterfeiting
The false making or materially altering of personal property such as money or paintings, which are not subject to forgery.
Criminal simulation
The making of a false document or object that does not have any apparent legal significance.
Embezzlement
Taking possession of property of another that has been placed in the thief's possession for safekeeping. Includes the violation of a trust.
False pretenses
Illegally obtaining money or other property from another by fraud or misrepresentation.
Fixture
An item that is permanently affixed to the land.
Forgery
The false making, materially altering, or uttering a writing that, if genuine, would either have legal efficacy or be the foundation of legal liability.
Identity theft
The unauthorized use of another individual's personal identity to fraudulently obtain money, goods, or services, to avoid the payment of debt, or to avoid criminal prosecution.
Intangible property
Property that has no intrinsic value but that represents something of value such as a property deed.
Larceny
The trespassory or wrongful taking and carrying away (asportation) of the personal property of another with the intent to steal.
Larceny by trick
The crime of larceny where the owner of the property is tricked into giving possession of personal property, but not title to the property, to the offender.
Personal property
Any property of value that is subject to ownership and is not land or attached to the land (fixtures)
Real property
Land and fixtures attached to the land, like houses.
Robbery
The unlawful taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or by threat of force. Also larceny from a person by violence or intimidation or by placing the person in fear of bodily injury or harm.
Receiving stolen property
The act of receiving property that has been stolen by another person. In some states, it is referred to as "trafficking in stolen goods."
Theft
The consolidated crimes of larceny, embezzlement, and false pretenses.
Tangible property
Property that has a physical form and can be touched, such as goods, furniture, and jewelry. Movable property that can be taken and carried away.
Trespassory taking
Wrongfully taking possession of property.
Uttering
The offering, passing or attempted transfer of a forged instrument with the knowledge that the document is false and done with the intent to defraud.
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