Maraud - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Maraud, to rove about to pillage or plunder; to loot, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 978....
maraud
To rove in quest of plunder to make an excursion for booty to plunder...
Marauder
A rover in quest of booty or plunder a plunderer one who pillages...
Mosstrooper
One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland so called in allusion to the mossy or boggy character of much of the border country...
Picaroon
One who plunders especially a plunderer of wrecks a pirate a corsair a marauder a sharper...
Pickeer
To make a raid for booty to maraud also to skirmish in advance of an army See Picaroon...
Chiltern hundreds
Chiltern hundreds. A member of the House of Commons cannot resign his seat. He may, however, become disqualified by acceptance of an office of profit under the Crown. A member therefore usually vacates his seat by the acceptance of the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, or some other nominal office in the gift of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The practice began about the year 1750; but the duties and profits of the stewardship have long since ceased, and the office is only retained to serve this particular purpose. The Chiltern Hills, a range of chalk eminences separating the counties of Bedford and Hertford, were formerly covered with thick beechwood, and sheltered numerous robbers; to put these marauders down, and protect the inhabitants of the neighbourhood from their depredations, an officer was appointed under the Crown called the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, which were Burnham, Desborough and Stoke.The Crown, for the convenience of the House at large, is ordinarily rea...
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