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Vagabonds. Blount.

In the law of evidence. Impressions made upon earth, snow, orother surface by the feet of persons, or by the shoes, boots, or other covering of thefeet. Burrill, Circ. Ev. 204.

The action of forcible entry and detainer is a summary proceeding to recoverpossession of premises forcibly or unlawfully detained. The inquiry in such cases doesnot involve title, but is confined to the

In the civil law. Belonging to or connected with a court; forensic.Forcnsis homo, an advocate; a pleader of causes; one who practices in court. Calvin.In old Scotch law. A strange man or

In old records. A herd- land, headland, or foreland. Cowell.

Land in the diocese of Hereford, which had a peculiar customattached to it, but which has been long since disused, although the name is retained.But. Surv. 56.

Lat A brothel; fornication.

In old English law. A fortified place; a castle; a bulwark. Cowell; 11 Hen. VII. c. IS.

One of the four ancient Roman ways through England. Spelman.

A Latin abbreviation for “fragmen- turn,” a fragment, used in citations to theDigest or Pandects in the Corpus Juris Oi- vilis of Justinian, the several extracts fromjuristic writings of which it is

(spelled, also, “Francling” and “Franklin.”) A freeman; a freeholder; a gentleman. Blount; Cowell.

A fine paid for obtaining pardon when the peace had been broken. Spelman; Blount. A sum paid the magistrate for protection against the right of revenge.

In old records. Fresh water, or rain and land flood.

An answer or plea is called “frivolous” when it is clearly insufficient on its face, and does not controvert the material points of the opposite pleading, and is presumably interposed for mere

In old English law. Flight. It is of two kinds: (1) Fuer in fait, or in facto, wherea person does apparently and corporally flee; (2) fuer in lev, or in lege,when, being

Lat Having fulfilled the function, discharged the office, or accomplished the purpose, and therefore of no further force or authority. Applied to an officer whose term has expired, and who has consequently

To supply; provide; provide for use. Delp v. Brewing Co., 123 Pa. 42, 15Atl. 871; Wyatt v. Larimer & “W. Irr. Co., 1 Colo. App. 480. 29 Pac. 906. As used in

In old Scotch law. To defile; to declare foul or defiled. Ileuce, to find a prisoner guilty.

In England. where the construction of a will may be affected by the appearance of the original paper,the court will order the probate to pass in fac simile, as it may possibly

In Englisli law. The term includes all buildings and premises wherein, orwithin the close or curtilage of which, steam, water, or any mechanical power is used tomove or work any machinery employed