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tribunal in Germany during the Middle Ages, of which there were several, all powerful, in connection with a secret organisation under sanction of the emperor for the enforcement of justice and punishment of crime at a period when the States severally were too weak to uphold it. These courts were held in secret places at night, and inspired great terror in the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Vehmgerichte'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​v/vehmgerichte.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Vehmgerichte'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​v/vehmgerichte.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.