Finders, keepers

This article is about the quasi-legal concept. For other uses, see Finders Keepers (disambiguation).

Finders, keepers is an English adage with the premise that when something is unowned or abandoned, whoever finds it first can claim it. This idiom relates to an ancient Roman law of similar meaning and has been expressed in various ways over the centuries.[1] Of particular difficulty is how best to define when exactly something is unowned or abandoned, which can lead to legal or ethical disputes.

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Children's usage

The children's rhyme upon discovering a lost object is "Finders, keepers / Losers, weepers".

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