Appropriation - Any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation
R v Morris - assumption of any of the rights is sufficient to amount to appropriation.
Lawrence v Metropolitan Police Commissioner - D can appropriate an item even if consent has been given by the owner.
R v Hinks - If D dishonestly aquires ownership of property belonging to another, even by way of valid gift, D will have appropriated and stolen it.
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