Definition of hand-habend in English:

hand-habend

(also hand-having)

adjective ˈhandhabənd

Law historical

Chiefly in predicative use. Of a thief: having stolen goods in the hand; that is in the very act of stealing; ‘red-handed’. Also (in attributive use) of a theft: discovered while the thief was in the act of stealing.

Middle English. From hand + having, probably after Old English aet haebbendre handa.

(also hand-having)

adjectiveˈhandhabənd

Law historical

Chiefly in predicative use. Of a thief: having stolen goods in the hand; that is in the very act of stealing; ‘red-handed’. Also (in attributive use) of a theft: discovered while the thief was in the act of stealing.

Middle English. From hand + having, probably after Old English aet haebbendre handa.

词汇	hand-habend
释义	Definition of hand-habend in English: hand-habend (also hand-having) adjective ˈhandhabənd Law historical Chiefly in predicative use. Of a thief: having stolen goods in the hand; that is in the very act of stealing; ‘red-handed’. Also (in attributive use) of a theft: discovered while the thief was in the act of stealing. Origin Middle English. From hand + having, probably after Old English aet haebbendre handa. Definition of hand-habend in US English: hand-habend (also hand-having) adjectiveˈhandhabənd Law historical Chiefly in predicative use. Of a thief: having stolen goods in the hand; that is in the very act of stealing; ‘red-handed’. Also (in attributive use) of a theft: discovered while the thief was in the act of stealing. Origin Middle English. From hand + having, probably after Old English aet haebbendre handa.
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