Furtum conceptum

In Roman law. The theft which was disclosed where, upon searching any one in the presence of witnesses in due form, the thing stolen was discovered in his possession. Furtum est contrectatio rei aliens frandulenta, cum animo furandi, invito illo domino cujus res illa fuerat. 8 Inst. 107, Theft is the fraudulent handling of another's property, with an intention of stealing, against the will of the proprietor, whose property it was.

Lat.

In the civil law. Received theft; the oflfence of receiving stolen goods. Conceptum furtum dicitur cum apud aliquem, testibus prc Bsentibus, furiiva res qucesita et inventa sit. Theft is called conceptum, when a thing stolen is searched for, and found upon some person, in the presence of witnesses. Inst. 4. 1. 4.