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Misappropriation By Children Or Insane Persons Guardians are responsible for returning items misappropriated by a child or insane person under their charge, and if applicable, compensating...
	Guardians are responsible for returning items misappropriated by a child or insane person under their charge, and if applicable, compensating...

Beneficiary Of Misappropriation Repayment is the responsibility of the one who misappropriates, not the responsibility of the one who merely benefits from the misappropriation...
	Repayment is the responsibility of the one who misappropriates, not the responsibility of the one who merely benefits from the misappropriation...

Altered Misappropriated Goods If a good is neither damaged nor destroyed but merely altered in a manner that increases or decreases the value of the good, the owner is entitled...
	If a good is neither damaged nor destroyed but merely altered in a manner that increases or decreases the value of the good, the owner is entitled...

Third-Party Bona Fide Ownership Of Misappropriated Goods Third parties (i.e. non-thief and non-owner) who acquire the stolen property, whether by purchase, loan, endowment, gift, inheritance, bequest, or...
	Third parties (i.e. non-thief and non-owner) who acquire the stolen property, whether by purchase, loan, endowment, gift, inheritance, bequest, or...

Misappropriated Items Lost And Repayed For, And Subsequently Found If items wrongfully taken and subsequently lost had been compensated for and then found, there are two options: 1) if the compensation is equal to...
	If items wrongfully taken and subsequently lost had been compensated for and then found, there are two options: 1) if the compensation is equal to...

Inability To Locate Owner Of Misappropriated Money If money was taken and every reasonable effort has been made to locate the original owner but he is untraceable or no longer exists, the one who...
	If money was taken and every reasonable effort has been made to locate the original owner but he is untraceable or no longer exists, the one who...

Misappropriation By Group Of Individuals If a group of individuals misappropriate property, each individual is only responsible for his share of the involvement; in the absence of a...
	If a group of individuals misappropriate property, each individual is only responsible for his share of the involvement; in the absence of a...

Consideration Upon Return Of Misappropriated Property It is impermissible to demand any form of consideration for returning misappropriated property, though the owner is entitled, at his own...
	It is impermissible to demand any form of consideration for returning misappropriated property, though the owner is entitled, at his own...

Informing Owner Of Misappropriated Property Upon Return When returning misappropriated property, it is not a condition that the taker inform the owner that the property had been misappropriated; rather,...
	When returning misappropriated property, it is not a condition that the taker inform the owner that the property had been misappropriated; rather,...

Unsure Of Misappropriated Amount If the one who misappropriated is unsure of the amount taken, it is recommended to estimate a bit on the higher side.
	If the one who misappropriated is unsure of the amount taken, it is recommended to estimate a bit on the higher side.

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