Law Dictionary Definitions

fleme (fleem).Hist. An outlaw; a fugitive bondman or villein. — Also spelled flem. — Also termed flyma.[Blacks Law 8th]

Fleet Prison.Hist. A large London jail best known for holding debtors and bankrupts in the 18th and 19th centuries. • Formerly standing beside the Fleet River, it was opened in 1197 and operated almost continuously until it was closed and demolished in 1846.[Blacks Law 8th]

Fleet marriage.See MARRIAGE(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

fleet insurance.See INSURANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

flee from justice.See FLIGHT.[Blacks Law 8th]

fledwite (fled-wIt).Hist. 1. A discharge from an amercement (a fine) for a fugitive who voluntarily surrenders to the monarch. 2. The fine set on a fugitive as the price for obtaining freedom. 3. The right to hold court and take an amercement for the offenses of beating and striking. — Also spelled fleduite. — Also…

flat time.See TIME.[Blacks Law 8th]

flat tax.See TAX.[Blacks Law 8th]

flat sentence.See determinate sentence under SENTENCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

flat reinsurance.See REINSURANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]