lidford law

Lidford law (lid-f[schwa]rd). Hist. A form of lynch law permitting a person to be punished first and tried later. • The term took its name from the town of Lidford (now Lydford) where this type of action supposedly took place. Cf. Jedburgh justice under JUSTICE(1).

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