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Couthutlaugh

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The harborer of an outlaw.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A person who willingly and knowingly received an outlaw, and cherished or concealed him; for which offense he underwent the same punishment as the outlaw himself. Bract 128b; Spelman.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

sax.

In Saxon and early English law. A person who willingly and knowingly received an outlaw, and cherished or concealed him.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A person who willingly and knowingly received an outlaw, and cherished or concealed him; for which offense he underwent the same punishment as the outlaw himself. ract. 1286; Spelman.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Sax. [from couth, knowmg, and utlaugh, an outlaw.] In Saxon and early English law. A person who willingly and knovnngly received an outlaw, and cherished or concealed him; for which offence he was anciently subject to the same punishment as the outlaw himself. Bract, fol. 128 b. Spelman.