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Fehmgericht see Vehmgericht .

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	vehmgericht Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology vehmgericht (hist.) secret tribunal active in Westphalia from XII to XVI. XIX. — G. vehmgericht (now fe(h)mgericht ), f. vehm (of unkn. orig.) + gericht court, tribunal.
	Vehmgericht Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Vehmgericht , Vehme , or vehmic court , in medieval Germany, a type of criminal tribunal. The inability of the Holy Roman emperors to exercise...
	secret police Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of the state and that they are invariably created by governmental action, but this is not the case. Thus the formidable Vehmgericht of medieval Germany was a spontaneous creation of a segment of the people to protect its interests; it may be argued that...
	Fehmgericht Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Fehmgericht see Vehmgericht .
	Femgericht Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Femgericht see Vehmgericht .