Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Thief

One who steals, esp. without force or violence; one who commits theft or larceny. See THEFT.

Utfangthief

See OUTFANGTHIEF.

common and notorious thief

See common thief under THIEF.

common thief

A thief who has been convicted of theft or larceny more than once. - Also termed common and notorious thief.

infangthief

[fr. Old English in "in" + fangen "taken" + theof "thief"] Hist. A privilege held by a lord of a manor to try a thief captured on the property. Cf. UTFANGTHIEF.

outfangthief

[fr. Old English ut "out" + fangen "taken" + theof "thief'! Hist. The right of a lord of a manor to pursue a thief outside the manor's jurisdiction and to bring the thief back for trial and punishment. -._ Also spelled utfangthief Cf. INFANGTHIEF