Identity Theft - Law Dictionary Search Results
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theft
theft [Old English thiefth] : larceny ;broadly : a criminal taking of the property or services of another without consent NOTE: Theft commonly encompasses by statute a variety of forms of stealing formerly treated as distinct crimes. grand theft : theft of property or services whose value exceeds a specified amount or of a specified kind of property (as an automobile) NOTE: Grand theft is a felony. identity theft : the unauthorized use of another's means of identification (as name or social security number) for the purpose of commiting theft or another crime petty theft : theft of property or services whose value is below a specified amount called also petit theft NOTE: Petty theft is a misdemeanor but may be aggravated by prior convictions. ...
petit theft
petit theft : petty theft at theft ...
Identity
Identity. The being the same person or thing as represented or believed to be.Identitas vera colligitur ex multitudine signorum. Bacon, (True identity collected from a multitude of signs.)See Hubback on Succession, pp. 438 et seq.; Best on Evidence, 10th ed., s. 517, as to identification generally, and ss. 517 A.B.C. for curious cases of mistaken identity--such as the Tichborne Case in 1867-1872, and the beck Casein 1896 and 1904. For forms of evidence and affidavits of identity, see Dan. Ch. Pr.Identity, means the identical nature of two or more things, esp., in patent law, the sameness in two devices of the function performed, the way it is performed, and the result achieved. Under the doctrine of equivalents, infringement may identical to the claimed invention, Black's Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 748....
grand theft
grand theft see theft ...
petty theft
petty theft see theft ...
Open theft
Open theft [open theof, Sax.], a theft that is manifest, Reg. Hen. 1, c. 13....
Reset of theft
Reset of theft, the feloniously receiving and keeping of stolen property, with knowledge of the theft, Scots term....
Theft and larceny
Theft and larceny, a temporary retention of property by the person wrongfully gaining or a temporary 'keeping out' of property from the person legally entitled thereto, may amount to 'theft' under s. 378 of the Indian Penal Code, in this respect the offence differs from 'larceny' in English Law which contemplates permanent gain or loss, K.N. Mehra v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1957 SC 369 (372): (1957) SCR 623. (Indian Penal Code, s. 378)...
Identism
The doctrine taught by Schelling that matter and mind and subject and object are identical in the Absolute called also the system of identity or doctrine of identity...
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