Crimes against Property

What is the taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with the intent to permanently deprive the individual of possession of the property?

• robbery

• embezzlement

• larceny

• false pretenses

Embezzlement involves the unlawful trespassory taking of property from the possession of another.

• True

• False

Forgery and uttering typically are limited to documents that possess legal significance.

• True

• False

Robbery is typically described as a misdemeanor if the property stolen has little value.

• True

• False

The common law of arson requires a burning.

• True

• False

Common law _____ is defined as the willful and malicious burning of the dwelling of another.

_____ is a form of robbery that punishes the taking of a motor vehicle in the possession of another from his or her person or immediate presence against his or her will.

The common law misdemeanor of _____ punished the unlawful collection of money by a governmental official.

A number of states have consolidated larceny, embezzlement, and false pretenses into a single statute punishing _____.

_____ is defined as creating a false document or the material modification of an existing legal instrument with the intent to deceive or to defraud others.