释义 |
hame·suck·en noun also haim·suck·en \ˈhāmˌsəkən\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English hamsoken, from Old English hāmsōcn, from hām home + sōcn attack; akin to Old Norse sōkn attack, Old English sēcan to attack, seek — more at home, seek 1. Scots law : the assaulting of a person in his own house or dwelling place 2. Anglo-Saxon law a. (1) : a franchise of trying persons charged with assaulting a person in his own home and receiving the fines or damages imposed (2) : such fines or damages b. : burglary, housebreaking |