Homo Trium Litterarum

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A man of three letters; i. e., '%" "u," "r,"— a thief. Wharton. HOMO VOCABULUM EST NATURAE; persona juris civilis. "Man" (homo) is a term of nature; "person" (persona) of the civil law. Calv. Lex.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A man of three letters, i. e., a thief, “f,” “u,” “r.”

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A man of the three letters; that is, the three letters, "f," "n." "r;" the Latin word fur meaning "thief."

Defined under Homo in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A man of the three letters; that is, the three letters, “f,” “u,” “r;” the Latin word fur meaning “thief.” Homo vocabulum est naturs; porsona juris civilis. Man (homo) is a term of nature; person (persona) of civil law. Calvin.