☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Ruffian

A violent, lawless person; a thug or bully. In criminal law, a person who engages in acts of violence, intimidation, or disorder. Tudor-era statutes specifically targeted ruffians as threats to public order.

Etymology: Old French 'rufien' (pimp, scoundrel), possibly from Italian 'ruffiano' (pimp) · Category: Criminal Law · Source: Tudor vagrancy statutes; Oxford English Dictionary
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