Legal Definitions - orfgild

ORFGILD has multiple definitions:

1. Restitution given by the hundred or county to a person whose property was stolen. This was also known as cheapgild.
2. A payment in or restoration of cattle.
3. The body of laws (as in a constitution) that define and establish a government; fundamental law.
4. Civil law. Decisional law; caselaw.

Example for definition 1: If someone's property was stolen, the hundred or county would give them ORFGILD as a form of restitution.

Example for definition 2: If someone's cattle were stolen, they could receive ORFGILD as a payment or restoration.

Example for definition 3: The United States Constitution is an example of an organic law that defines and establishes the government.

Example for definition 4: In civil law, ORFGILD could refer to decisional law or caselaw.

These examples illustrate the different meanings of ORFGILD and how it was used in different contexts throughout history.