market overt
nounEtymology
Learned borrowing from Law French market overt, a calque of Anglo-Norman marché ouvert (“open market”).
- learned borrowing from market overt
Definitions
A rule in English law that overrode the general rule that the purported sale of stolen…
A rule in English law that overrode the general rule that the purported sale of stolen goods would not transfer ownership, if the goods were openly sold at a designated market between sunrise and sunset.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for market overt. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA