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What is it called when someone takes your property?
Larceny is a specific intent crime, which means that the person taking the property must specifically intend to commit larceny.
Is it stealing if someone takes something without permission?
When a person takes something that belongs to somebody else without permission, that is stealing. The stolen object can be as small as a piece of candy or as big as a car. It can be taken from someone a person knows or from a stranger. But either way, it’s stealing.
How do you release a phone from court?
You need to make an application for return of property via a lawyer to the court. There after the judge will pass an order to get give you mobile phone back to you. Subject to verification by that the property you have claimed belongs to you.
Is it theft if I forgot to return something I borrowed?
And while the person from whom you borrowed the item may wonder whether he or she may ever receive it back, your actions don’t amount to theft if you just merely forgot to return the item. This doesn’t mean simply saying “I was planning to return it” will suffice as a legal defense to theft charges.
Can you sue someone for Borrowing Your Stuff without permission?
You may, however, sue a person for borrowing without authorization, because they don’t have a legal right to borrow your stuff, you can sue them to retrieve your property, and you may be able to obtain compensation if they caused you harm in borrowing your property. It thus depends on which sense of “illegal” you mean.
Can you be charged with theft if you borrow someone’s property?
If you’ve borrowed someone’s property and perhaps had issues returning it, you may wonder whether you can be charged with theft. Without verbal testimony or physical evidence of an intent to deprive someone of their property, a prosecutor may be unable to prove a theft charge.
Is borrowing money from someone without their consent illegal?
Usually, borrowing without consent is called “stealing”. Some jurisdictions (like the question you link to) may not call it theft, but it is almost always illegal. Otherwise, among other problems, it would create a loophole rendering any theft de facto permissible.