receiver of stolen property
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receiver of stolen property — A person who receives into his possession or under his control with felonious intent any stolen goods or chattels with knowledge that they have been stolen. Watts v People, 204 Ill 233, 240, 68 NE 563. See receiving stolen property … Ballentine's law dictionary
receiver — re·ceiv·er /ri sē vər/ n 1: an officer charged with receiving tax payments or returns and other related duties (as the maintenance of tax rolls) 2: a person appointed by the court to hold in trust and administer property in litigation; esp: one… … Law dictionary
receiving stolen property — receiving stolen goods or property Criminal offense of receiving any property with the knowledge that it has been feloniously, or unlawfully stolen, taken, extorted, obtained, embezzled, or disposed of. Receiving stolen property a statutory crime … Black's law dictionary
receiving stolen property — n. The crime of receiving and accepting property or goods known to be stolen; see also fence The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. receiving stolen property … Law dictionary
property — prop·er·ty n pl ties [Anglo French propreté proprieté, from Latin proprietat proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1: something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest … Law dictionary
receiving stolen property — A criminal offense in receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen in some jurisdictions a substantive crime, indictable and punishable as an offense separate and distinct from the larceny itself. In other jurisdictions an accessorial … Ballentine's law dictionary
receiver — re|ceiv|er [rıˈsi:və US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(telephone)¦ 2¦(business)¦ 3¦(stolen property)¦ 4¦(radio)¦ 5¦(American football)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(TELEPHONE)¦ the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear →↑handset pick up/lift the … Dictionary of contemporary English
Receiver — A bankruptcy practitioner appointed by secured creditors in the United Kingdom to oversee the repayment of debts. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * receiver re‧ceiv‧er [rɪˈsiːvə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. also official receiver … Financial and business terms
receiver — A bankruptcy practitioner appointed by secured creditors to oversee the repayment of debts. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary An official appointed to continue the day to day running of an insolvent business with a view to selling it as a going… … Financial and business terms
receiver — noun (C) 1 TELEPHONE the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear: Cory slammed down the receiver and stormed out of the room. 2 BUSINESS someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is bankrupt (=has no… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
