kinnislaen
Kinnislaen is a term that originated in ancient Gaelic law, specifically in the Brehon law tradition of Scotland and Ireland. It refers to the penalty or compensation that a person must pay as a consequence of injuring someone. In the context of medieval Scottish law, kinnislaen was a sum of money that was owed to an individual who had been wrongfully injured and thus entitled to receive compensation.
The concept of kinnislaen was closely tied to the idea of "brehonred" or personal honor in Gaelic
In modern times, the term kinnislaen has largely been superseded by other legal terms and concepts in
Etymologically, the term kinnislaen is thought to be derived from the Gaelic words "kinnie" meaning "killing"