infangthief

infangthief (in-fang-theef). [fr. Old English in “in” + fangen “taken” + theof “thief”] Hist. A privilege held by a lord of a manor to try, and deal summarily with, a thief captured on the lord’s land, esp. a thief captured with plunder. — Also spelled infangthef. Cf. OUTFANGTHIEF.

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资深译员Brendan，毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与商业与人权诉讼相关的法律文件。