hamesucken
hamesucken (haym-s[schwa]k-[schwa]n), n. Scots law. 1. Assault on a householder within the house after breaking in to commit the assault or to commit theft. 2. The crime of housebreaking or burglary accompanied by violence. • This term derives from Anglo-Saxon law (h msocn), and literally meant “breaching the peace of another’s home.” — Also spelled […]