outfangthief

Etymology
From, formed—probably in —after the model of , with the only attestation a spurious charter forged in the 1st half of the 12th century.

Noun

 * 1)  A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves (particularly their own tenants) captured outside their estates and to keep any chattels forfeited upon conviction.
 * 2)  A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon all thieves captured within their estates, regardless of their origin.
 * 3) * 1845, John Henry Newman, Lives of the English Saints, ST Freemantle, p. 19:
 * But feudalism also contained another principle, and that was, that within his own territory each lord was absolute; his suzerain could not interfere with his jurisdiction; infangthief and outfangthief implied a very perfect and intelligible power of hanging and imprisoning as he pleased.
 * 1)  A thief so captured and tried.
 * But feudalism also contained another principle, and that was, that within his own territory each lord was absolute; his suzerain could not interfere with his jurisdiction; infangthief and outfangthief implied a very perfect and intelligible power of hanging and imprisoning as he pleased.
 * 1)  A thief so captured and tried.