outfangthief

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: outfangthef

Antonyms: outfangthef

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical|law|properly|rare}} A [[privilege]] of [[some]] [[feudal]] [[lord]]s [[permit]]ting them to [[execute]] [[summary judgment]] upon [[thieves]] ([[particularly]] their own [[tenant]]s) [[capture]]d outside their [[estate]]s and to [[keep]] any [[chattel]]s [[forfeit]]ed upon [[conviction]].
2. {{lb|en|historical|law|generally|rare}} A [[privilege]] of [[some]] [[feudal]] [[lord]]s [[permit]]ting them to [[execute]] [[summary judgment]] upon [[all]] [[thieves]] [[capture]]d ''within'' their [[estate]]s, [[regardless]] of their [[origin]].
3. {{lb|en|historical|law|rare|countable}} A [[thief]] so [[capture]]d and [[tried]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.