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Anglo-Saxon
The people of England before the Norman times; the Anglo-Saxons ruled England until 1066.
Benefit of the clergy
A rule that said the clergy (priest) would not be put on trial in the ordinary courts; but in church courts instead, which were much more lenient.
Capital punishment
The death penalty, or execution.
Century
A period of 100 years.
Chronology
Time or time order, arranging things in the order they happened.
Clergy
A name for a priest.
Corporal punishment
Physical types of punishment, e.g. whipping
Crimes against authority
A crime involving going against the king or the nobles or other forms of authority.
Crimes against property
A crime involving someone’s property, e.g. stealing an object or burning down a house.
Crimes against person
A crime involving violence against someone, e.g. assault or murder
Deterrent
Something that makes you not want to do something, e.g. not want to commit a crime
Forest laws
Laws introduced by the Normans to reserve large areas for the king to go hunting; ordinary people could not go hunting or hunt animals in the forest.
Hersey
A religious crime, where you didn’t believe in the official form or religion.
Hue and cry
The system were the inhabitants of a village in the Middle Ages would call out for help to capture a criminal.
Hanged, drawn and quartered
A rare punishment usually given to traitors, where they were sentenced to death by hanging, then cut down alive and cut into pieces.
Law enforcement
Making sure the law is followed, by using police and punishment.
Maiming
A type of corporal punishment. Causing physical harm. A criminal would be punished by having a hand or ear cut off or their tongue cut out. It could also be used to damage but not completely destroy a limb.
murdrum
A new law introduced by the Normans. If a Norman was murdered by an Anglo-Saxon, and the murderer was not captured and executed, there was a special penalty known as the murdrum fine.
Norman
Someone from Normandy, the Normans ruled England from 1066 till 1135.
Oath
A formal declaration of the facts, calling upon God to witness what is said is true.
Petty crime
Smaller, less important or less serious types of crime, like stealing a very small amount .
Pillory
A form of public punishment where a criminal would put their head and hands through a wooden frame. Usually used for minor crimes such as public disorder.
Sanctuary
Going to the church and claiming sanctuary meant that you could not be arrested for 40 days.
Stocks
A form of public punishment where a criminal would would have their ankles trapped in a wooden frame. Usually used for minor crimes such as public disorder.