infangthief

noun

in·fang·thief | \ ˈinfəŋˌthēf\

Definition of infangthief

: a medieval franchise of exercising jurisdiction over a thief caught within the limits to which the franchise was attached : the right of the lord of a manor to judge a thief taken within the seigniory of such lord —distinguished from outfangthief

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