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66 THEFT
For Examples in Proof of this, to avoid tedious
Details, I must be content to refer myself to the
Reader's Imagination.
The inserting Aphorisms concerning them
in the popular Code would have a mischievous
Consequence, if any; in as much as it would
serve to point out to Malefactors the precautions
conducive to their Security.
<p>4th Without the Consent of him who
has, or of any acting one on his Behalf
This is inserted for the sake of distinguishing
the Crime in Question as well from Embezzlement
as from the several Kinds of Frauds.
How these are respectively distinguished from each other will be seen in its proper place.
5th In the Intention of making it
his own.
I believe this Expression will be deemed less
equivocal than another which I had under Consideration;
viz: "converting it to his own use" which latter
might in strictness perhaps be used of a Man
who took away any Utensil of his Neighbour's tho' in
Identifier: | JB/073/069/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 73.
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law in general |
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069 |
theft |
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001 |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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f66 |
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