hamesucken

(ˈheɪmˌsʌkən)

(Law) Scots law the offence of attacking a person in his or her own dwelling

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The pair were convicted of the old Scottish crime of hamesucken and at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday, judge Bill Dunlop QC jailed them both and ordered Rooney to be monitored for four years after his release.

ARMED ROBBERS JAILED FOR PS30,000 GUN RAID ON RESTAURANT OWNER; SNARED thugs caught on cctv Teenage daughter hid during terrifying raid

He made no plea or declaration to a charge of hamesucken - an offence of assaulting a person in their own home after breaking into the premises.

Rugby ace in court on attack rap

HAMESUCKEN - Assaulting someone in their home, a capital punishment until 1887.

LAWYER TOLD TO STUDY TAGGART; Scots law baffles English barrister

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