stolen property
Taken without permission
Stolen property is goods or assets taken unlawfully from their rightful owner.
The term appears frequently in legal contexts—receiving stolen property is itself a crime, distinct from the original theft.
The pawn shop was fined for dealing in stolen property.
Police maintain databases to track and recover stolen property, from vehicles to electronics to jewelry.
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- receiving stolen goodsCrime of accepting contraband
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
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- theftstealing, steal, burglary, robbery, shoplifting
- police recordspolice records, arrest report, police reports, incident report, arrest records
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- contrabandheroin, cocaine, narcotics, illegal drugs, illicit drugs
stolen propertyinherited property
Assets received from deceased
bought and paid for · rightful possession · fair trade goods · licensed merchandise