noun
appropriation (crime); acquisitive crime; misappropriation offense
Legal term for the crime of unlawfully taking or using someone else's property for one's own benefit. Used in Japanese criminal law contexts.
領得罪は、他人の財物を不法に取得する犯罪の総称です。
Appropriation offenses are a general term for crimes involving the unlawful acquisition of another person's property.
横領罪は領得罪の一種とされています。
Embezzlement is considered a type of appropriation offense.