Jedburgh cast

noun

Jed·​burgh cast

ˈjedˌbərə-,

-b(ə)rə-

variants or less commonly Jeddart cast

ˈjedə(r)t-

Scottish

: a court trial after punishment has been inflicted

Word History

Etymology

from Jedburgh or Jeddart, town in Roxburgh, Scotland, where in the 17th century a band of marauders was summarily executed

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