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Vehmic
Veh′mic
(vē′mĭk or vā′mĭk; 277)
, Adj.
[G.
vehm
, fehm
, fehme
, a secret tribunal of punishment, MHG. veime
, veme
: cf. F. vehmique
.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the governments which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their jurisdiction.
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Vehmic
Vehmic
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
Vehmic (not comparable)
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the Vehm, a Westphalian "proto-vigilante" tribunal system during the Middle Ages.
Translations
Of or pertaining to the Vehm
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