† Lydford lawn.

Etymology: < the name of Lydford, now a small village on the confines of Dartmoor, formerly the chief town of the stannaries.

See law n.¹ 8c.

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1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 145 Now, be þe lawe of lydfford..Þilke lewde ladde ouȝte euyll to thryue.

a1645 W. Browne Wks. (1772) III. 157 I oft have heard of Lydford law, How, in the morn, they hang and draw, And sit in judgement after.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Lydford Law, is to hang men first, and indite them afterwards.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

c. Halifax law, Lydford law: the summary procedure of certain local tribunals which had or assumed the power of inflicting sentence of death on thieves; the rule proverbially ascribed to them was ‘hang first, try afterwards’. †Stafford law: ? punningly for a thrashing. Cf. lynch law n.

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society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust

Halifax law1565

Lydford law1565

Halifax inquest1598

Cupar justice1681

Jeddart justice1698

lynch law1782

Judge Lynch1835

lynching1835

lynch law1846

kangaroo justice1909

palm-tree justice1959

1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare xiii. 480 But here he thought..to cal vs Theeues, and wicked Judges, and to charge vs with the Lawe of Lydforde.

1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper A iij Non would be so groshead as to gather that I threatned him with blowes, and to deale by Stafford law.

a1641 T. Wentworth Let. to Ld. Mountmorris in Notes & Queries (1875) 5th Ser. IV. 16/2 Hallifaxe lawe hath ben executed in kinde, I am allready hanged, and now wee cum to examine and consider of the evidence.

?1710 Brit. Apollo: Quarterly Paper 2 No. 3. 5/2 First Hang and Draw, Then hear the cause by Lidford Law.

单词	lydford law
释义	† Lydford lawn. Etymology: < the name of Lydford, now a small village on the confines of Dartmoor, formerly the chief town of the stannaries. See law n.¹ 8c. ΚΠ 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 145 Now, be þe lawe of lydfford..Þilke lewde ladde ouȝte euyll to thryue. a1645 W. Browne Wks. (1772) III. 157 I oft have heard of Lydford law, How, in the morn, they hang and draw, And sit in judgement after. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Lydford Law, is to hang men first, and indite them afterwards. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2021). > as lemmas Lydford law c. Halifax law, Lydford law: the summary procedure of certain local tribunals which had or assumed the power of inflicting sentence of death on thieves; the rule proverbially ascribed to them was ‘hang first, try afterwards’. †Stafford law: ? punningly for a thrashing. Cf. lynch law n. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust Halifax law1565 Lydford law1565 Halifax inquest1598 Cupar justice1681 Jeddart justice1698 lynch law1782 Judge Lynch1835 lynching1835 lynch law1846 kangaroo justice1909 palm-tree justice1959 1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare xiii. 480 But here he thought..to cal vs Theeues, and wicked Judges, and to charge vs with the Lawe of Lydforde. 1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper A iij Non would be so groshead as to gather that I threatned him with blowes, and to deale by Stafford law. a1641 T. Wentworth Let. to Ld. Mountmorris in Notes & Queries (1875) 5th Ser. IV. 16/2 Hallifaxe lawe hath ben executed in kinde, I am allready hanged, and now wee cum to examine and consider of the evidence. ?1710 Brit. Apollo: Quarterly Paper 2 No. 3. 5/2 First Hang and Draw, Then hear the cause by Lidford Law. extracted from lawn.¹ < n.1399 as lemmas
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† Lydford lawn.

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