Clam
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In the civil law. Covertly; secretly. CLAM DELINQUENTES MAGIS PUNIuntur quam palam. Those sinning secretly CLAMEA ADMITTENDA IN ITINERE per attornatum. An ancient writ, by which the king commanded the justices in eyre to admit the claim by attorney of a person who was in the royal ^service, and could not appear in person. Reg. Grig. 19. CLAMOR (Lat.) A suit or demand; a complaint. Du Cange; Spelman. In Civil Law. A claimant; a debt; anything claimed from another; a proclamation; an accusation. Du Cange. CLARE CONSTAT (Lat.) It Is clearly evident. In Scotch Law. A deed given by a mesne lord (subject superior) for the purpose of completing the title of the vassal's heir to the lands held by the deceased vassal under the grantor. Bell, Diet.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In the civll law. Co.vertly; secretly.
— Clam, vi, ant precario. A technical phrase of the Roman law, meaning by force, stealth, or importunity.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
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In the civil law. Covertly; secretly.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law. Covertly; seerelly. Clam delinquentes magis puniuntur quam palam. 8Coke,127. Those sinning secretly are punished more severely than those sinning openly.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
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