Legal Definitions - backberend

Definition: Backberend refers to the act of carrying stolen goods on one's back or person. It is an Old English term that is sometimes modernized to backbearing. It can also refer to a person caught carrying stolen goods.

• The thief was caught with backberend goods on his person.
• The police found evidence of backberend activity in the suspect's home.

These examples illustrate how backberend is used to describe the carrying of stolen goods. It is often used in legal contexts to describe the circumstances of a theft or to identify a suspect who has been caught with stolen goods.