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Vehmic court logo #10101) Secret society in Germany
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Vehmic court

Vehmic court logo #21000 The Vehmic courts, Vehmgericht, holy vehme, or simply Vehm, also spelt Feme, Vehmegericht, Fehmgericht, are names given to a `proto-vigilante` tribunal system of Westphalia in Germany active during the later Middle Ages, based on a fraternal organisation of lay judges called `free judges” (Freischöffen or francs-juges). The original seat of...
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