Fleet Book Evidence
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
No evidence at all. The books of the Old Fleet prison are not admissible as evidence to prove a marriage.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Fleet Book Evidence” mean?
No evidence at all. The books of the Old Fleet prison are not admissible as evidence to prove a marriage.
Is “Fleet Book Evidence” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.