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Anne of Geierstein
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Anne of Geierstein, or The Maiden of the Mist, a novel by Sir W.
Scott, published 1829. It is set in 15th-cent. Switzerland. For his material on the
Vehmgericht (one of its most interesting parts), Scott returned to
Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen, which he had translated in 1799.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Fehmgericht
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fehmgericht see Vehmgericht .
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Femgericht
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Femgericht see Vehmgericht .
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