outfangthef

outfangthef
/awtfaengffiyf/ A liberty or privilege in the ancient common law, whereby a lord was enabled to call any man dwelling in his manor, and taken for felony in another place out of his fee, to judgment in his own court.

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • outfangthef — out*fang thef, n. [AS. [=u]t fangen [thorn]e[ o]f. See {Out}, {Fang}, v. t., and {Thief}.] (Anglo Saxon & O. Eng. Law) (a) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord s fee or liberty. (b) The privilege of trying such a thief. Burrill.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outfangthef — A thief who was captured outside the manor; a tenant who was arrested for larceny within a manor …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • infangenthef — /infaerjandiyf/ In old English law, a privilege of lords of certain manors to judge any thief taken within their fee. See outfangthef …   Black's law dictionary

  • infangenthef — /infaerjandiyf/ In old English law, a privilege of lords of certain manors to judge any thief taken within their fee. See outfangthef …   Black's law dictionary

  • utfangthefe — Same as outfangthef …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • outfangthief — ˈau̇tfəŋˌthēf noun Etymology: Middle English outfangenthef, outfangthef, from Old English ūtfangenethēof, from ūt out + fangen (past participle of fōn to seize, capture) + thēof thief more at out, pact, thief : the right of a lord under medieval… …   Useful english dictionary

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