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First, he who has nothing to say gets personal. Second, it is still not theft, which is defined as a taking without compensation. Third, I am a lawyer.


641 posted on 06/24/2005 6:21:33 AM PDT by esquirette (Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.)
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From http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=theft Main Entry: theft Pronunciation: 'theft Function: noun Etymology: Middle English thiefthe, from Old English thIefth; akin to Old English thEof thief 1 a : the act of stealing; specifically : the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it b : an unlawful taking (as by embezzlement or burglary) of property Main Entry: 1steal Pronunciation: 'stE(&)l Function: verb Inflected Form(s): stole /'stOl/; sto·len /'stO-l&n/; steal·ing Etymology: Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan; akin to Old High German stelan to steal intransitive senses 1 : to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as an habitual or regular practice transitive senses 1 a : to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully b : to take away by force or unjust means c : to take surreptitiously or without permission d : to appropriate to oneself or beyond one's proper share : make oneself the focus of ****************** If you currently own a Navigator and I come by your house and take it, but leave you a Yugo, is that theft?
685 posted on 06/24/2005 9:48:26 AM PDT by CSM ( If the government has taken your money, it has fulfilled its Social Security promises. (dufekin))
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To: esquirette
First, he who has nothing to say gets personal. Second, it is still not theft, which is defined as a taking without compensation. Third, I am a lawyer.

My apologies. What is the legal-profession term for forcing someone to sell when they don't want to, or to sell for a price lower and/or a time sooner than they would if they were free to shop around for the highest bidder, taking whatever time they wanted?

705 posted on 06/24/2005 2:46:16 PM PDT by FreeKeys ("Most people are afraid of invoking the wrath of Hillary Clinton." -- Edward Klein)
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