Category: F

In English law. Rent payable In advance; or, more properly, aspecies of premium or bonus paid by the tenant on the making of the lease, and particularlyon the renewal of leases by

In English law. A forester. An officer who takes care of tho woods and forests. Dc farcstario aiwoncn- ilo,a writ which lay to appoint a forester to prevent further commission of waste

A crime or offense through which property is forfeited.A fine or punishment In money.Forfeiture. The loss of property or life in consequence of crime.

An ancient writ iu English law which was available for one who had aright to lands or tenements by virtue of a gift in tail. It was in the nature of a

See FORESTALL.Forstellarius est pauperum depressor et totius coinmunitntis et patria; pub- llcusiaimicus. 3 Inst. 190. A forestaller is an oppressor of the poor, and a public enemy ofthe whole community and country.

Iu land laws and conveyancing, in those regions where grants, transfers,and deeds are made with reference to the subdivisions of the government survey, thisterm means forty acres of land in the form

A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent orguardian, its relatives being unknown. It has a settlement in the district where found.

In French feudal law. An allod; a free inheritance; or an estate heldfree of any services except such as wer

Fraud consists of some deceitful practice or willful device, resorted to withintent to deprive another of his right, or in some manner to do him an injury. As distinguishedfrom negligence, it is

In maritime law. The party by whom a vessel is engaged or chartered ;otherwise called the “charterer.” 2 Steph. Comm. 148. In French law, the owner of avessel is called the “freighter,”

Frankpledge. Cowell. Security for the peace. Spelman.

In the civil law. Grain. That which grows In an ear. Dig. 50, 16, 77.

Fr. In medical jurisprudence. Ambulatory automatism. See AUTOMATISM.

Lat. An intention of stealing.

In old English law. A staff, used in making livery of seisin. Bract fol. 40. A baton, club, or cudgel.

In Scotch law. Pliancy of disposition. Bell.Facinns quoa inquinat sequat. Guilt makes equal those whom it stains.

In old English law. The portion brought by a wife to her husband,and which reverted to a widow, in case the heir of her deceased husband refused hisconsent to her second marriage;

In old English law. To mow. Falcare prata, to mow or cut grass in meadowslaid iu for hay. A customary service to the lord by his Inferior tenants.Jus falcandi, the right of

In Spanish law. The final decree or judgment given in a controversy at law.

In Roman law. A house hold; a family. On the composition of tlie Romanfamily, see AGNATI; COGNATI; and see Mackeld. Rom. Law,