Theft definitions Flashcards
1
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s1 of the Theft Act 1968
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A person is guilty of that if he dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another with an intention of permanently depriving the other of it
2
Q
what is the AR of theft in terms of sections
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3, 4 and 5
3
Q
Appropriation definition from the theft act 1968
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assuming one of the rights of the owner (s3)
ACTUS REUS
4
Q
Property definition from the theft act 1968
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money or all other property, real or personal (s4)
ACTUS REUS
5
Q
Belonging to another in the theft act 1968
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Owned, possessed or controlled by somebody else (s5)
ACTUS REUS
6
Q
dishonestly definition in the theft act 1968
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to act without honesty (s2)
MENS REA
7
Q
Intend to permanently deprive definition in the theft act 1968
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treating the item as your own to either dispose of or use (s6)
MENS REA
