HAMESUCKEN


Meaning of HAMESUCKEN in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.