Brutum Fulmen
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An empty noise; an empty threat.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An empty threat. Bubble act. A statute to prevent corporate frauds such as the South Sea Bubble.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An empty noise; an empty threat
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Anempiy noise; an empty threat.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. An empty threat.