assythment

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əˈsʌɪðmənt/    美 /əˈsaɪðmənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence. countable,historical,uncountable
    — 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 movable estate upon a sentence of fugitation, may be doubted.

词形变化

assythments plural assythement alternative assithment alternative,dated

词源

From assyth + -ment, from Old French aset, asez, originally meaning "enough". See assets.
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