assythment
UK/əˈsʌɪðmənt/US/əˈsaɪðmənt/
assythment noun: compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
Noun
assythment (countable and uncountable, plural assythments)
- Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
- It may be observed that assythment is not due to the next of kin of a person slain where the offender hath by the exertion of public justice suffered the punishment due to his crime; but whether it can be demanded from the king's donatary where the criminal hath fled from justice and forfeited his...1871, John Erskine, An Institute of the Law of Scotland, volume 2, page 1235
- I, Fergus and my Heirs and Assignies, against all deadly the foresaid Three Daughs, and the forenamed Land of Ardendraught, with their pertinents, liberties and assythments and other privileges as aforesaid.1894 February, Scottish Notes and Queries, volume 7, page 140
Forms of assythment
| plural | assythments |
|---|---|
| alternative form | assythement |
| alternative form (dated) | assithment |
Origin of assythment
From assyth + -ment, from Old French aset, asez, originally meaning "enough". See assets.
Questions about assythment
- What does assythment mean?
- Assythment means compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
- What part of speech is assythment?
- Assythment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce assythment?
- Assythment is pronounced /əˈsʌɪðmənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of assythment?
- The plural of assythment is assythments.
Words near assythment in the dictionary
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