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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnlawful Property
/ʌnˈlɔː.fəl ˈprɒp.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Property that is acquired or held in violation of the law.
"The police seized the unlawful property during the raid." - 2
Assets that are obtained through illegal means.
"The investigation revealed a network of individuals trading in unlawful property."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unlawful' originates from the Old English 'unleof', meaning 'not allowed by law', combined with 'property', which comes from the Latin 'proprietas', meaning 'ownership'. The phrase has evolved to denote possessions that are not legally owned or acquired.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unlawful Property" is said worldwide
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Propriété illégale
Transliteration: propriété illégale
"La police a saisi la propriété illégale lors de la descente."
Rechtswidriges Eigentum
Transliteration: rechtswidriges Eigentum
"Die Polizei beschlagnahmte das rechtswidrige Eigentum während der Razzia."
Proprietà illegale
Transliteration: proprietà illegale
"La polizia ha sequestrato la proprietà illegale durante il raid."
Propiedad ilegal
Transliteration: propiedad ilegal
"La policía confiscó la propiedad ilegal durante la redada."
Propriedade ilegal
Transliteration: propriedade ilegal
"A polícia apreendeu a propriedade ilegal durante a operação."
गैरकानूनी संपत्ति
Transliteration: gairkanuni sampatti
"पुलिस ने छापे के दौरान गैरकानूनी संपत्ति जब्त की।"
非法财产
Transliteration: fēifǎ cáichǎn
"警方在突袭中查获了非法财产。"
불법 재산
Transliteration: bulbeob jaesan
"경찰은 수색 중 불법 재산을 압수했습니다."
違法財産
Transliteration: ihō zaisan
"警察は捜索中に違法財産を押収しました。"
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