presentment of Englishry
presentment of Englishry 证明为英格兰人 提供证据证明被害人是英格兰人而不是丹麦人或诺曼人。依据诺曼征服前后的法律，当一个被杀害者被证明为英格兰人时，案件发生地的百户区或市镇的全体居民就可以免于被征收当被害者为丹麦人或诺曼人而凶手又无法查明时所必须缴纳的罚金。
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PRESENTMENT OF ENGLISHRY
presentment of englishry
presentment of Englishry. Hist. The offering of proof that a slain person was English rather than (before the Conquest) a Dane or (after the Conquest) a Norman. • This requirement was issued first by the conquering Danes and then by the Normans to protect these groups from the English by the threat of a village-
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