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Misappropriation
5 articles on misappropriation: penalties, case law and defense strategy. See the practice area →
Appropriation of property delivered by mistake (Art. 254 CP): what happens with a mistaken bank transfer and when it becomes a crime
Receiving a transfer or delivery by mistake is not a crime; keeping it while aware of the error is. We analyse Art. 254 CP, the duty to restore and the defence.
Article 254 Criminal Code: Appropriation of Lost Property (2026)
What Article 254 of the Spanish Criminal Code punishes: appropriating another's movable property outside the misappropriation of Art. 253 (lost property, received by mistake or of unknown owner) and its penalties.
Misappropriation (Art. 253 Criminal Code): Defence Keys
Keeping money or goods received with a duty to return them is a crime (Art. 253 Criminal Code). Penalties, differences with fraud and defence.
Misappropriation of Company Money: Criminal Defence
Have you been accused of the misappropriation of money, goods or documents? We explain what this offence is, the penalties, the difference from theft and…
The Offence of Misappropriation: When the Money Does Not Come Back
What happens when you lend money or goods and they are not returned to you? We analyse the subtle boundary between civil breach, misappropriation and…
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