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Article 252Embezzlement

第二百五十二条(横領)

A person who embezzles property in their possession which belongs to another person, is punished by imprisonment for 5 years or less.

自己の占有する他人の物を横領した者は、五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。

The same applies to a person who embezzles their own property when the person has been ordered by a public office to hold the property in custody.

自己の物であっても、公務所から保管を命ぜられた場合において、これを横領した者も、前項と同様とする。

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