Hangwite
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A fine for hanging one without trying him; a fine for permitting an escape.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Saxon law. A fine for illegal hanging of a thief or for allowing him to escape. Immunity from such fine. Du Cange.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
hangwit, sax.
In Saxon law. A fine for hanging a thief without trial, or for his escape; an immunity or acquittance from such fine.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Saxon law. A fine for illegal hanging of a thief, or for allowing him to escape. Immunity from such fine, Du Cange.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
sax. A fine for hanging a thief without trial.