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Backberend

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The carrying of the stolen goods with him by a thief.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Sax. Bearing upon the back or about the person. Applied to a thief taken with the stolen property in his immediate possession. Bract 1, 3, tr. 2, c. 32. Used with handhabend, having in the hand.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Sax. Bearlng upon the back or about the person. Applied to a thief taken with the stolen property in his immediate possession. Bract. 1, 3, tr. 2, ce. 32. Used with handhabend, having in the hand.: