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Bloodwit, Or Bloudveit

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Bloodwit, or Bloudveit [fr. blod, Sax., blood, and wyte, Old Eng., pity], an amercement for bloodshed; a customary fine, paid as a composition and atonement for shedding or drawing of blood, Paroch. Antiq.

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