In Roman law, theft or the act of stealing; the unlawful taking of someone's property.
From Latin 'furtum,' related to 'fur' (thief) and the verb 'furari' (to steal). This legal term was used throughout Roman law and influenced English legal terminology.
Roman lawyers were incredibly detailed about categorizing different types of theft in their legal codes, and 'furtum' was their word for the basic crime—later languages borrowed this same word for stealing.
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