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Returning Wrongfully Acquired Property

Am I liable to return any wrongfully acquired property?

It is obligatory to return wrongfully taken property to the rightful owner as soon as one is able, even if at one's own expense assuming no harm comes to one's own or another's life or property. The one who misappropriated is obligated to make every kind of reasonable effort to return the property (or its equivalent market value, if applicable) to the rightful owner.

The one who misappropriated is obligated to return the very item that was taken, regardless of depreciation, unless the item was lost or destroyed ("destroyed" refers to extensive damage that seriously diminishes the usefulness of something), in which case he repays monetarily an amount equivalent to the market value of the item, even if he was not responsible for its loss or destruction.

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