Law and Politics

At common law, grand theft was punishable by ________.

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Intellectual property is a blanket term describing the many varieties of products that are ...

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From year to year, the number of households experiencing identity theft continues to decrease.

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The actus reus for forgery is intent to defraud.

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Many states have opted to criminalize forgery and uttering via a single statute.

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Forgery is passing a forged document to another with the intent to defraud.

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Extortion is an unauthorized act that deprives an owner of his property.

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Embezzlement was defined by common law.

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Extortion is synonymous with robbery.

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It is a crime for a person to receive stolen property, even if that person did not actually steal ...

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Receiving stolen property is synonymous with stealing stolen property.

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If the owner of the lost property retains constructive possession of the property and the finder ...

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In general, there is no requirement that the accused seeks to gain from the theft.

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Today, theft conviction provides for capital punishment.

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As defined in common law, larceny was a conduct crime, not a result crime.

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Intangible property that can be protected under federal law, such as copyrights, patents, and ...

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Utilizing the personal information of another person to commit fraud or deception is known as:

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This is altering an e-mail address so that it appears to come from a person other than the sender.

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Passing a forged document to another with the intent to defraud is known as:

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Materially altering a document with the intent to defraud is known as:

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For something to amount to false representation, it must satisfy three criteria. Which is NOT one of ...

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This offense is most commonly referred to as a white-collar crime.

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Obtaining the property of another through fraud or deception is known as:

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Specific to embezzlement, this individual, usually an employer, who entrusts the bailee with their property.

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Specific to embezzlement, this is the person to whom goods or property are entrusted.

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