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A place covered with standing water.

In Saxon law. A fine on account of brawls and quarrels. Spelman.

On a criminal trial in former times, it was usual after a verdict of notguilty to inquire also, “Did he fly for it?” This practice was abolished by tlie 7 & 8

In maritime law. Any atmospheric condition (including not only fog properly socalled, but also mist or falling snow) which thickens the air, obstructs the view, and soIncreases the perils of navigation. Flint

In Spanish law. Any tribute or loan granted to the king for the purposeof enabling him to defray the expenses of a war.

In Louisiana. Those persons whom the testator or donor cannotdeprive of the portion of his estate reserved for them by law, except in cases where hehas a just cause to disinherit them.

An old form of foreign, (q. v.) Blount

Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture for non-user, neglect, crime, etc.

In old English law. Put out of a family; portioned off; emancipated; forisfamiliated. Bract, fol. 64.

Lat Fear of danger. 1 Kent Comm. 23.

A fortress or place of strength, which anciently did not pass without a special grant. 11 Hen. VII. c. 18.

In old records. A long slip of ground. Cowell.

The seas surrounding England. These were divided into the Western,including the Scotch and Irish; the Northern, or North sea; the Eastern, being theGerman ocean; the Southern, being the British channel.

France. Bract, fol. 427!).

Lat Fraud. More commonly called, iu the civil law, “dolus,” and “dolusmalus,” (q. v.) A distinction, however, was sometimes made between “fraus” and “dolus;” the former being held to be of the

In old English law. A mulct or fine exacted from him who harbored anoutlawed friend. Cowell; Tomlins.

In English law. Associations supported by subscription, forthe relief and maintenance of the members, or their wives, children, relatives, andnominees, in sickness, infancy, advanced age, widowhood, etc. The statutes regulatingthese societies were

A piece or parcel of land lying by itself. Co. Litt 56.

The English equivalent of the Latin phrase “plcne atlministrault;”being a plea by an executor or administrator that he has completely and legallydisposed of all the assets of the estate, and has nothing

Lat. An insane man; a madman; a lunatic.Furiosus absentia loco est. A madman is the same with an absent person, [that Is,his presence Is of no effect.] Dig. 50, 17, 24, 1.Furiosus