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Criminal Law (LA15930) April 2002. Consider Vera's criminal liability: The question of Vera's potential criminal liability must be examined in the context of her conduct, and how her conduct and the intentions behind it relate to the law. In this instance, the area of law that applies to Vera's possible liability, if any, regarding her "use" of Jack's property is the Theft Act 1968; of which, section 1(1), gives a broad if somewhat general definition: "A person is guilty of theft if he/she dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of depriving the other of it; and 'thief' and 'steal' shall be construed accordingly." It is the issues of conduct and intentions that are critical. The above definition would seem at first to be clear and unambiguous, but cases have shown just how both precise and vague the Theft Act can be. The most difficult area is probably in...

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