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A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English infangthef, from Old English infangeneþēof (“infangthief”), from in- + fangen (“seized, taken”) + þēof (“thief”). See also infang.
