BLOODWITE

bloodwite. Hist. 1. EFFUSIO SANGUINIS(1). 2. EFFUSIO SANGUINIS(2). 3. The right to levy a fine involving the shedding of blood. 4. The exemption from the payment of a fine involving the shedding of blood. 5. Scots law. A penalty for a brawl or riot in which blood is shed.