OUTFANGTHIEF

outfangthief

outfangthief (owt-fang-theef). [fr. Old English ut “out” + fangen “taken” + theof “thief”] Hist. The right of a lord of a manor to pursue a thief outside the manor’s jurisdiction and to bring the thief back for trial and punishment; a lord’s right to punish all thefts committed within his territories, wherever the thief might […]

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outfangthief

outfangthief n. 外盗管辖权 封建领主的一项特权,即领主对自己手下的、已因盗窃而被另一领主处罚过的人仍有权将其吊死,或对在别处实施了盗窃后进入自己管辖地区内的窃贼有权予以审判,或对自己手下的、在其管辖地区以外实施了盗窃的人有权将其带回并予以审判。

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