infiht

infiht
n (-es/-) brawl in a house, an attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling: it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction

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  • infiht — /infayt/ Sax. An assault made on a person inhabiting the same dwelling …   Black's law dictionary

  • infiht — /infayt/ Sax. An assault made on a person inhabiting the same dwelling …   Black's law dictionary

  • infiht — (Saxon.) An assault upon a person who lived in the same house as the assailant …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • in-fighting — (n.) 1812, from pugilism, the practice of getting at close quarters with an opponent; see IN (Cf. in) + FIGHTING (Cf. fighting). Old English infiht (n.) meant brawl within a house or between members of a household …   Etymology dictionary

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