ALL meanings of infangthief
- noun infangthief (in Old English law) the right of a lord of the manor to have jurisdiction over a thief caught within the bounds of his property 0
- noun infangthief (historical, law) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto. 0