purchaser of stolen property
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property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
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fence — 1 n 1: a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary 2 a: a receiver of stolen goods b: a place where stolen goods are bought fence 2 vt fenced, fenc·ing 1 a: to enclose with a fence … Law dictionary
THEFT AND ROBBERY — (Heb. גְּנֵבָה וּגְזֵלָה). An object which is in the possession of a person without the consent of its owner or any other person having a right thereto, when that person knows – or should know – that the latter does not consent, is considered to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤAZAKAH — (Heb. חֲזָקָה; lit. possession, taking possession ), a term expressing three main concepts in Jewish law: (1) a mode of acquiring ownership; (2) a means of proving ownership or rights in property; (3) a factual legal presumption (praesumptio… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
value — The utility of an object in satisfying, directly or indirectly, the needs or desires of human beings, called by economists value in use, or its worth consisting in the power of purchasing other objects, called value in exchange. Joint Highway… … Black's law dictionary
OWNERSHIP — (Heb. בַּעֲלות, ba alut). As a proprietary right, ownership is the most important of all rights in property, all other rights being inferior to it. The distinction between ownership and other proprietary rights is apparent not only in matters of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
False pretenses — For the films, see False Pretenses (film). Criminal law … Wikipedia
Conversion (law) — For other uses of the word conversion , see Conversion. Conversion is a common law tort. A conversion is a voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another.[1] It is a tort of strict liability.[2] Its criminal… … Wikipedia
warrant — warrantless, adj. /wawr euhnt, wor /, n. 1. authorization, sanction, or justification. 2. something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; guarantee, pledge, or security. 3. something considered as having the force of a… … Universalium
