returning lost items
Giving back possessions
Returning lost items is the act of giving back something found to its rightful owner.
The phrase often appears in contexts of civic virtue or honesty: She was rewarded for returning lost items to the front desk.
Lost and found departments, good Samaritan laws, and social media groups all facilitate returning lost items—wallets, phones, pets, luggage.
- foundDiscovered or established
- recoveredReturned to normal state
- reunitedBrought back together
- rightful ownerOne with legitimate claim
- honestFree from deception
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Discoverer claims ownership
returning lost itemsstealing
Unlawful taking of property
theft · larceny · pickpocketing · shoplifting · burglary
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