"abigeus" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1730, Institutions of the Criminal Law of Scotland, page 127:",
          "text": "In the Civil Law, he was accounted an Abigeus who carried off one Horse or one Ox, or four Swine or ten Sheep; if he took a smaller Number of Swine or Sheep, he was reckoned a Fur rather than an Abigeus.",
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          "ref": "1883, A history of the criminal law of England - Volume 1, page 27:",
          "text": "The stealing of a single horse or ox might make a man an abigeus, but it seems that the crime could not be committed on less than four pigs or ten sheep.",
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          "text": "It is obvious why the thief of only one domestic animal was not treated so severely as an abigeus. The reason for the severe punishment of rustlers, abigei, was the need of a stronger protection for agricultural interest, particularly in countries where these offenses were more frequent.",
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        "A thief who steals livestock in large quantities."
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        "(law, UK, obsolete) A thief who steals livestock in large quantities."
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