Temporary Theft
<p>If something is legally considered your property and someone knowingly took it without your consent with the intent to return it, say a week or a month later, is this considered theft?</p>

<p>While this varies by state in the US, common-law theft involves an intention to permanently deprive the owner of the property. This is followed in the laws of many states.</p>
<p>However, as a practical matter, one who takes property without permission and when caught claims an intent to return it later may have a problem getting that claim believed.</p>
<p>Taking property without permission, only to return it later, will in many cases be a crime, even if not theft. The exact crime will vary with the state, the kind and value of the property, and other detailed factual circumstances. But it will not usually be without consequence.</p>

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