Hamfare
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An assault in a house.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
This word by some is said to signify the freedom of a man’s house; but Cowell seems to think that it signifies the breach of peace in a house. Holthouse.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
(Sax. From ham, a house.)
In Saxon law. An assault made in a house; a breach of the peace in a private house.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
sax.
In Saxon law. An assault made in a house; a breach of the peace in a private house.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
(Sax. From fem, a house.)
In Saxon law. An assault made in a house; a breach of the peace in a private house.