Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 921: Art. 121. Larceny and wrongful appropriation

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Larceny involves intentionally taking property to permanently deprive or defraud the owner. Wrongful appropriation involves temporarily depriving someone of property use. Both are criminal offenses punishable by court-martial.

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with intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to his own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property and is guilty of larceny; or with intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to his own use or the use of any person other than the owner, is guilty of wrongful appropriation. Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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