Flem
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Saxon and old English law. A.fugitive bondman or villein. Spelman.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A fugitive bondman or villein. Spelman. The possession of the goods of such fugitives was called Flenieavoite. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 147.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
flema, flyma, fleman.
In Saxon and old English law. A fugitive bondman or villein; the privilege of having the goods and fines of fugitives.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Saxon and old English law. A fugitive: boncdman or villein. Spelman, The privilege of having the goods and fines of fugitives.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
sax. An outlaw, a fugitive. a fugitive. Flemeneswite: a fine imposed
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Flema, Flyma, Fleman. [Sax. fiyma, fiyman.] In Saxon and old English law. A fugitive bondman or villein. Spelman. The privilege of having the goods and fines of fugitives. Id.