Gibbet Law

What is Gibbet Law?

A definition of gibbet law is: Lynch law; in particular a custom anciently prevailing in the parish of Halifax, England, by which the free burghers held a summary trial of any one accused of petit larceny, and, if they found him guilty, ordered him to be decapitated.[1]

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1. “Gibbet Law” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)

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