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>Fence, verb, meaning to shift stolen goods. Does it not also have that meaning in commonwealth countries?

• walthamstow 1y ago
  I'd never heard it before, from googling it seems to be antiquated language in Britain.
  • Symbiote 1y ago
    I (British) am familiar with the term, especially as a verb like "fencing stolen goods". You can find British newspapers reporting this in the last decade. The legal term since 1968 seems to be "Handling Stolen Goods", which might have made the word "fencing" less common: https://mcgeemcgeeagarlaw.co.uk/criminal-defence/handling-stolen-goods-solicitors/ https://mcgeemcgeeagarlaw.co.uk/criminal-defence/handling-st...
  • kjkjadksj 1y ago
    Must have never played an elder scrolls game huh
  • Philpax 1y ago
    You've gotta watch more Guy Ritchie movies.