Commentary for Bava Kamma 227:16

ר"ש אומר חילוף הדברים של גזלן מחשבה מטמאתן של גנב אין מחשבה מטמאתן לפי שלא נתייאשו הבעלים

OR FROM ROBBERS, IF THE OWNERS HAVE ABANDONED THEM THEY WILL BELONG TO HIM, Implying that as a rule this would not be so. This implication could, however, not be maintained in the case of heathens who usually administer the law forcibly,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 671, n. 10. ');">²⁷</span> whereas in the case of a robber who was an Israelite, since the judges will merely issue an order to make restoration [without however employing corporal punishment] the owner has surely abandoned any hope of recovery.

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