Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Frankpledge
Hist. A promise given to the sovereign by a group of ten freeholders (a tithing) ensuring the group's good conduct. * The frankpledge was of Saxon origin, but continued after the Norman Conquest. The members of the group were not liable for an injury caused by an offending member, but they did act as bail to ensure that the culprit would appear in court. They were bound to produce a wrongdoer for trial. - Also termed laughe. See VlEW OF FRANKPLEDGE. Cf. DECENARY.
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Hist. The twice-yearly gathering and inspection of every freeman within the district who was more than 12 years old to determine whether each one had taken the oath of allegiance and had found 9 freeman pledges for his peaceable demeanor. See FRANKPLEDGE.