Namų užpuolimai XVIII amžiaus Vilniuje – bajorų nusikaltimas miesto erdvėje
Home Invasions in 18th Century Vilnius: Nobility Crime in Urban Environment
Author(s): Domininkas BurbaSubject(s): Criminology, Studies in violence and power, Rural and urban sociology, 18th Century
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Vilnius; nobility; courts; crimes; houses; manor houses;
Summary/Abstract: The article sets out to analyze organized home invasions – a rare, yet nearly annually recorded, violent crime in Vilnius. This crime included offenses against a person’s health, life and property. The article investigates the content of the legal norms of that time on the crimes of this type; it analyzes the statistics and motives of home invasions and addresses the issue of lawfulness (‘restoration of justice’ by force), objects, the social situation of plaintiffs and defendants, the degree of violence as well as the sentences imposed for the crimes of this type.
Journal: Istorija. Lietuvos aukštųjų mokyklų mokslo darbai
- Issue Year: 103/2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 4-26
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Lithuanian