Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theft by finding

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
theft by find-ing
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The crime of failing to take reasonable steps to find the owner of property that has been found.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

larceny by finding

Questions

What does theft by finding mean?
The crime of failing to take reasonable steps to find the owner of property that has been found.

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