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領得罪 (りょうとくざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

領りょう得とく罪ざい

りょ

う

と

く

ざ

い

Meanings

1

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.

領りょう得とく罪

ざい

は

、

他た

人にん

の

財ざい

物ぶつ

を

不ふ

法ほう

に

取しゅ

得とく

する

犯はん

罪ざい

の

総そう

称しょう

です

。

Appropriation offenses are a general term for crimes involving the unlawful acquisition of another person's property.

横おう領りょう罪ざいは領りょう得とく罪ざいの一いっ種しゅとされています。

Embezzlement is considered a type of appropriation offense.

Kanji

領jurisdiction, dominion, territory
得gain, get, find
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

横おう領りょう罪ざい
横領罪 specifically refers to embezzlement, where someone entrusted with property misappropriates it. 領得罪 is a broader category that includes embezzlement as well as other acquisitive crimes like theft.
窃せっ盗とう罪ざい
窃盗罪 is the crime of theft, a specific type of 領得罪. 領得罪 is the umbrella term for crimes involving taking another's property.

Built from

領りょう得とく+罪ざい

Etymology

Compound of 領得 (りょうとく, 'acquisition, taking possession') and 罪 (ざい, 'crime'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern Japanese legal contexts.