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noun
A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves (particularly their own tenants) captured outside their estates and to keep any chattels forfeited upon conviction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
Qualifier: properly
Topics: law
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noun
A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon all thieves captured within their estates, regardless of their origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
Qualifier: generally
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A thief so captured and tried.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, rare
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From out- + fang + thief, formed—probably in Middle English [Term?]—after the model of infangthief, with the only Old English [Term?] attestation a spurious charter forged in the 1st half of the 12th century.
