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noun
A rule in English law that overrode the general rule that the purported sale of stolen goods would not transfer ownership, if the goods were openly sold at a designated market between sunrise and sunset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, Wales, historical, uncountable
Topics: law
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History
Learned borrowing from Law French market overt, a calque of Anglo-Norman marché ouvert (“open market”).
