盗品(とうひん)

とうひん
noun
stolen goods; stolen item
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)を発見(はっけん)した。
They discovered stolen goods.
この店(みせ)は盗品(とうひん)を売(う)っていた疑(うたが)いがある。
This shop is suspected of selling stolen goods.
警察(けいさつ)は倉庫(そうこ)から大量(たいりょう)の盗品(とうひん)を押収(おうしゅう)した。
The police confiscated a large quantity of stolen goods from the warehouse.

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 盗品(とうひん)を売(う)る: to sell stolen goods
  • 盗品(とうひん)を買(か)う: to buy stolen goods
  • 盗品(とうひん)を押収(おうしゅう)する: to confiscate stolen goods
  • 盗品(とうひん)と知(し)って: knowing it is stolen

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
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