larceny by finder

larceny by finder
The taking and carrying away of the lost personal property of another with a felonious intent permanently to deprive the owner of his property and to convert it to his own, the finder's, use. 32 Am J1st Larc § 64.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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