market overt
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.
Meaning
1 senses(England, Wales, historical, uncountable)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.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Law French market overt, a calque of Anglo-Norman marché ouvert (“oLearned borrowing from Law French market overt, a calque of Anglo-Norman marché ouvert (“open market”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable