Utfangenethef

UTFANGTHEF. The right of a lord to punish a thief dwelling out of his liberty, and committing theft without the same, if taken within the jurisdiction of the manor. Cowell. The right of the lord of a manor to hang a thief caught with the stolen goods, whether or not the capture was made on the manor. 1 Holds w. Hist. E. L. 11. See Infangenetiief. UTI P OSS ID ET IS (Lat. as you possess). A phrase used to signify that the parties to a treaty are to retain possession of what they have acquired by force during the war. Boyd’s Wheat Int. Law § 545. A treaty which terminates a war may adopt this principle or that of the status quo ante helium (q. v.), or a combination of the two. In default of any treaty stipulation, the former doctrine prevails. See Treaty of Peace. An interdict in the Roman law. See Hunter, Rom. L. 367.