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Abjuratio et Juramentum Latronum
Abjuratio et Juramentum Latronum, the oath which had to be taken by a thief who had claimed sanctuary and wished to escape punishment by abjuring the realm. See ABJURATION.
Backberinde, Backverinde, or Backberend
Backberinde, Backverinde, or Backberend, bearing upon the back, or about a man. Where a thief is apprehended with the things stolen in his possession, also called being taken with the mainour, as having
Burglary
Burglary [fr. burg, Sax., a house, and larron, a thief, fr. latro, Lat.]. At Common Law burglary is the breaking and entering of the dwelling-house of another in
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Forfang, or forfeng
the sovereign, Cowel. Also the seizing and rescuing of stolen or strayed cattle from the hands of a thief, or of those having illegal possession of them; also the reward fixed for such rescue.
Waviata, Bona
Waviata, Bona, goods stolen and waived or thrown away by the thief in his flight, for fear of being apprehended. They are given by the law to the king, 1
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