Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Scots law, theft accompanied by violence; robbery; burglary. The term is usually applied in cases in which robbery is committed within a dwelling-house.
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- noun archaic A Scottish criminal offense. As
rief implies, it is a form oftheft committed by force.
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Examples
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‘Deforcement — spulzie-stouthrief — masterful rescue!’ exclaimed Peter Peebles, scandalized at the resistance offered to the law in the person of Nicholas Faggot.
Redgauntlet 2008
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Thou canst frame locks and bars to defend the property of the weak against the stouthrief and oppression of the strong.
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Thou canst frame locks and bars to defend the property of the weak against the stouthrief and oppression of the strong.
The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801
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