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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.