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I want to say

> Borrowing something from someone and not returning it by exploiting
> unawareness of its owner is the same as thieving.

My attempt is as follow. Is it grammatically correct and natural?

> 物を人に借りたきり、その人の無自覚を利用することで返さないのは、泥棒と同じだ。
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How to say "Borrowing something from someone and not returning it by exploiting unawareness of its owner is the same as thieving. "?
There is no obvious grammatical error, but it took several seconds before this
Japanese sentence began to make sense to me.

無自覚 usually refers to not having noticed at all. 貸したことに無自覚 sounds to me as if
the original owner unconsciously lent something to someone, which is not the
case in this context. When the owner consciously lent something in the past
but is not concerned about that fact for now, then it's better to say
"気にしていないこと", "(一時的に)忘れていること", "覚えていないこと", etc.

>   * 物を人に借りたきり、貸主が気にしていないことを悪用して返さないのは、泥棒と同じだ。
>   *
> 物を人に借りたまま、貸した人が忘れている[のをいいことに](http://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-
> jlpt-n1-grammar-%E3%82%92%E3%81%84%E3%81%84%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AB-o-ii-
> koto-ni/)返さないでいるのは、泥棒と同じだ。
>   * 物を人に借りたのに、貸した側が覚えていないからと返さないでいるのは泥棒と同じだ。
>
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In English we already have a phrase that means what you're outlining in the
title. It's called "permanently borrowing", and it can refer to borrowing
something and never giving it back, or just outright stealing. If the concept
does not already exist in Japanese, it might make more sense to co-opt its
usage:

> 永久に借りてと盗みは同じことだ。
>
> Permanently borrowing is the same as stealing.
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