CLAM

Lat. In the civll law. Covertly; secretly. -Cla.m, •vi, ant precario. A technical phrase of the Roman law, meaning by force, H stealth, or importunity. Clam dellnquentes mag is puniuntur quam pal am. 8 Coke, 127. Those sinning secretly are punished more severely than those sinning openly. I CLAMEA ADMIT TEND A IN ITINERE PER AT'l: [s. 211]