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单词 hand-habend
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Definition of hand-habend in English:

hand-habend

(also hand-having)
adjective ˈhandhabənd
Law historical
  • Chiefly in predicative use. Of a thief: having stolen goods in the hand; that is in the very act of stealing; ‘red-handed’. Also (in attributive use) of a theft: discovered while the thief was in the act of stealing.

Origin

Middle English. From hand + having, probably after Old English aet haebbendre handa.

 
 

Definition of hand-habend in US English:

hand-habend

(also hand-having)
adjectiveˈhandhabənd
Law historical
  • Chiefly in predicative use. Of a thief: having stolen goods in the hand; that is in the very act of stealing; ‘red-handed’. Also (in attributive use) of a theft: discovered while the thief was in the act of stealing.

Origin

Middle English. From hand + having, probably after Old English aet haebbendre handa.

 
 
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