单词 | HALIFAX LAW |
释义 | A synonym for lynch law, or the summary (and unauthorized) trial ofa person accused of crime and the infliction of death upon him; from the name of theparish of Halifax, in England, where anciently this form of private justice was practisedby the free burghers In the case of persons accused of stealing; also called “gibbetlaw.” |
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