Fur manifestus
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ono palpably a thief; i. e., taken red-handed.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civil law. A manifest thief. A thief who is taken in the very act of stealing.
Defined under Fur in Black's Law Dictionary.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat.
In the civil law. A manifest thief. A thief who is taken in the very act of stealing, (qui in ipso furto, Gr. ep autophoro, deprehenditur;) or in the place where he committed it, (eo loco quo furtum fit.) Inst. 4. 1. 3. See Furtum.