noun
intent of unlawful appropriation
Legal term used in criminal law, especially in theft and embezzlement cases, to describe the offender's intention to treat another's property as their own.
窃盗罪の成立には、不法領得の意思が必要とされる。
For the crime of theft to be established, intent of unlawful appropriation is required.
Compound of 不法 (unlawful) + 領得 (appropriation) + の (possessive particle) + 意思 (intent). A direct legal term with no known historical derivation beyond its components.