Backberend
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In Saxon law, backberend (also spelled backberende or back-berande) was a term applied to a thief who was found having the stolen goods in his possession.[1] The term is derived from "bearing upon the back" and was customarily used with handhabend.[2][3]
A thief caught "handhabend and backberende" could be given a relatively summary trial. Almost any theft could be a felony, and the death penalty might be applied.[2]
References
- ^ Bracton de Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliæ 1, 3, tr. 2, c. 32.
- ^ a b Henry C. Black, Black's Law Dictionary, rev. 4th ed. 1968; see also 7th ed.
- ^ John Bouvier, A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, J.B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 15th ed., 1883.
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