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Androlepsia or Androlepsion (ἀνδροληψία or ἀνδρολήψιον). , in ancient Greek law, was a custom in Athens that if a citizen was killed abroad, and the criminal was not delivered for punishment, it was held lawful to take three citizens of the offending community, and punish them for the homicide.
The trierarchs and the commanders of the ships of war were the persons intrusted with this office. The property which the hostages had with them at the time of seizure was confiscated, under the name of σῦλα or σῦλαι.
This the Greeks called androlepsia, and the Romans clarigatio.
The word is formed of άνήρ, "man", and λαμβάνω, "I take".
Some authors also use androlepsia for reprisals.
See also
Arresto facto super bonis mercatorum alienigenorum (literally, "Stoppage made upon the goods of a foreign merchant"), in English law, was a writ against the goods of aliens found in the country, as compensation for goods taken from a denizen in a foreign country, after he was denied restitution there.
Among ancient civilians, this was called clarigatio, and later barbarously reprisalia.
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