hangwite

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• hangwíte — ? n ( es/ u) penalty for miscarriage of justice …   Old to modern English dictionary

• hangwite — /hsgwat/ In Saxon law, a fine for illegal hanging of a thief, or for allowing him to escape. Immunity from such fine …   Black's law dictionary

• hangwite — /hsgwat/ In Saxon law, a fine for illegal hanging of a thief, or for allowing him to escape. Immunity from such fine …   Black's law dictionary

• Valley and Sierra Miwok — infobox ethnic group group = Valley Sierra Miwok People caption = A Sierra Miwok cedar bark umuucha cabin reproduction in Yosemite Valley. The material came from lumbering operations of 19th century miners. Previously the Miwok lived in rounded… …   Wikipedia

• Plains and Sierra Miwok — People A Sierra Miwok cedar bark umuucha cabin reproduction in Yosemite Valley. The material came from lumbering operations of 19th century miners. Previously the Miwok lived in rounded huts made of brush and mud[1] …   Wikipedia

• hangman — An executioner; a person employed to execute a capital sentence by hanging the convict. hangwite.. The ancient practice of hanging a thief without bringing him to trial; a fine for permitting a thief to escape …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• hengwyte — Same as hangwite …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• hengwite — var. hangwite, Obs …   Useful english dictionary