Withernam
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Withernam [fr. wieder, Sax., other, and naam, a taking], reprisals. See CAPIAS IN WITHERNAM.
A reciprocal taking or distress in place of a previous one, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1595.
A reciprocal taking or distress in place of a previous one, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1595.
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