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larceny

of it permanently ;also : any of several types of theft (as embezzlement or obtaining another's property by false pretenses) that have been traditionally distinguished from larceny NOTE: Under the Model Penal Code and in states that follow … in getting an owner to hand over something in the belief that it is for temporary purposes compare false pretenses larceny from the person : larceny of property held by or within the immediate control of its owner

nondischargeable debt

on the debtor's conviction of a crime. Some debts, such as debts for money or property obtained by false pretenses and debts for fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity may be declared nondischargeable only if

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objection to dischargeability

liability for certain dischargeable debts. Common reasons include allegations that the debt to be discharged was incurred by false pretenses or that debt arose because of the debtor's fraud while acting as a fiduciary. Source: Administrative Office of

Daubery

A daubing specious coloring false pretenses

Theft

true owner of it; larceny 2 Broadly, any act or instance of stealing including larceny, burglary, embezzle-ment and false pretenses, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1487.

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