(とうひん)

とうひん
noun
stolen goods; stolen item
formallegallaw
1. stolen goods; stolen item
An object that has been stolen, viewed especially from a legal or law-enforcement perspective. Knowingly buying, selling, or possessing such items is itself a crime.
盗品(とうひん)発見(はっけん)した
They discovered stolen goods.
This shop is suspected of selling stolen goods.
The police confiscated a large quantity of stolen goods from the warehouse.

Compound of (とう) (steal) + (ひん) (goods, item). A formal/legal term.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 贓物(ぞうぶつ): stolen property — archaic legal term, rarely used today
  • 盗難品(とうなんひん): item lost to theft — emphasizes the victim's perspective