Abators

/əˈbeɪtərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of abator; multiple people who unlawfully seize or take control of someone else's property or lands.

Etymology

Plural form of abator, maintaining the Old French legal terminology from medieval English property law.

Kelly Says

Medieval England had such a problem with people illegally claiming empty lands that lawyers created an entire category of crime just to describe these property-grabbing opportunists.

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