FURTUM
\fˈɜːtəm], \fˈɜːtəm], \f_ˈɜː_t_ə_m]\
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Lat. Theft. The fraudulent appropriation to one's self of the property ofanother, with an intention to commit theft without the consent of the owner. Fleta, 1. 1,c. 36; Bract, fol. 150; 3 Inst 107.The thing which has been stolen. Bract, fol. 151.
By Henry Campbell Black
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