Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. archaic The right of a lord to pursue a thief outside the lord's own jurisdiction and bring him back within his jurisdiction to be punished.
Etymologies
- From Middle English *outfange(n) thef, from Old English ūtfangen þēof ("right of judging thieves caught outside one’s jurisdiction, and of taking fines for the crime"), from *ūtfangen, past participle of *ūtfōn ("to take out") + þēof ("thief"), equivalent to out- + fang + thief. Compare infangthief. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Instead, it’s actually outfangthief, which is the right of judging and fining thieves pursued and brought back from outside one’s own jurisdiction.”
“Yes, can't remember where we came across outfangthief.”
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