noun
also haim·suck·en ˈhāmˌsəkən
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English hamsoken, from Old English hāmsōcn, from hām home + sōcn attack; akin to Old Norse sōkn attack, Old English sēcan to attack, seek — more at home , seek
1. Scots law : the assaulting of a person in his own house or dwelling place
2. Anglo-Saxon law
a.
(1) : a franchise of trying persons charged with assaulting a person in his own home and receiving the fines or damages imposed
(2) : such fines or damages
b. : burglary , housebreaking