propriedade roubada

[pro-pri-e-DA-de rou-BA-da]

nounfemininepl: propriedades roubadas

stolen property

1. Personal or real property that has been unlawfully taken from its rightful owner

The police recovered the stolen property and returned it to its owner.

A polícia recuperou a propriedade roubada e a devolveu ao seu proprietário.

2. Items obtained through theft or larceny

The fence was arrested for trafficking in stolen property.

O receptador foi preso por tráfico de propriedade roubada.

NYC Slang

hot goods / hot merchandise / stolen merchandise

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General Brazilian

propriedade roubada

Standard usage in legal and everyday contexts

São Paulo

coisa roubada / bem roubado

More colloquial variations used in urban speech

Portugal

propriedade roubada / bens furtados

Legal terminology often uses 'bens furtados' for stolen goods

receptação de propriedade roubada (receiving stolen property)

venda de propriedade roubada (selling stolen property)

posse de propriedade roubada (possession of stolen property)

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