Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Theftbote"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Theftbote \Theft"bote`\, n. [Theft + bote compensation.] (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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