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Weregild, or Wergild

Defined in 1 dictionary — Ballentine's (1916)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The sum or price paid for killing a man, part of which went to the king and part to the near relatives. See 4 Bl. Comm. 188, 313, 413.