hamesucken

noun

hame·suck·en

variants: or less commonly haimsucken \ ˈhāmˌsəkən \

plural -s

Definition of hamesucken

1 Scots law : the assaulting of a person in his or her own house or dwelling place

2 Anglo-Saxon law

a(1) : a franchise of trying persons charged with assaulting a person in his own home and receiving the fines or damages imposed

(2) : such fines or damages

b : burglary, housebreaking

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