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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5480810" data-attributes="member: 59506">Not bad. A good place to start for Medieval references. Thanks for the Link!<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />   *(A good place to start as some of the definitions are incorrect or incomplete.  For example: the provided definition of outlaw is "a man wanted by the law" - wich is only part of it's meaning, and the lesser part at that. An outlaw was one who has been declared outside the law, meaning that they don't just act outside the law, and are wanted by the law, but they no longer have the protection of the law. Being declared an outlaw meant anyone could commit a crime against you or usurp your rights, even as far as killing you on sight, without being prosecuted themself for anything done to the outlaw. This also was regardless of social station - a serf could even kill a noble who was declared outlaw, with no fear of legal retribution. Also, the family of the outlaw had no grounds to seek recompense for the "outlaws" death. Having a warrant sworn out against you by a judge or noble, also meant you were wanted by the law, but didn't necessarily mean you had lost your protections under the law. So, the definition is: a person wanted by the law, and forfeit of all rights and protections of the law.)<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/glasses.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="B-)" title="Glasses    B-)" data-shortname="B-)" /></blockquote>

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