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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment.
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- noun law, obsolete The receiving of a person's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment.
Etymologies
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theft + bote
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