scotal
scotal (英格兰古法)强卖酒类的敲诈做法 拥有酿酒屋的王室林地官员强迫人们在他们酒屋饮酒的敲诈做法。为《森林宪章》〔Charter of the Forest〕所禁止。
SCOTAL
scotal
scotal (skot-[schwa]l). Hist. An extortionary practice by which forest officers forced people to patronize the officers’ alehouses, often in exchange for the officers’ ignoring forest offenses. • This practice was prohibited in 1217 by the Charter of the Forest, ch. 7. — Also spelled scotale (skot-ayl).