What are the elements of an intangible substance that can be taken from a person's ear?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Fountain, 2017 NY Slip Op 30674 (U) (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 2017):
travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear, citing the Oxford English Dictionary. Because it is intangible, like the images on a movie screen, it cannot be subject to being taken, because there was no substance that was removed. People v. Borriello, 154 Misc.2d 529 (Sup Ct Kings County 1992)
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