Assythement
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In Scotch law
Damages awarded to the relative of a murdered person from the guilty party, who has not been convicted and punished. Paterson, Comp. The action to recover it lies for the personal representatives (26 Scott. Jur. Sc. 156), and may be brought by collateral relations (27 Scott. Jur. Sc. 450).