Right now the only example I can think of is "looting." Let's say much of the town has been abandoned. Can you walk into an unlocked, unmanned grocery store and grab something to eat?
Laws may be different in different place. This is no legal advice just a pointer where to look for more.
Around here there would be some fine lines to consider. We have a law that explicitly allows to violate a law in order to save a superior legal item if it is required.
To your example:
If itīs abandoned, itīs free for grabs. However, the store may not be abandoned at all. The owner may intend to come back.
When there are still other people around, you would be expected to ask them first. Your health would have to be at risk if you donīt take the food, just being hungry would not be enough. As you have to pay for the taken goods, you would be expected to do something that shows that you actually intend to do so.
I wouldnīt do it without prior written consent of the owner.
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