Category: F

Fr. In French marine law. To freight a ship; to let it. Emerig. Tr. des Ass. c. 11,

In international law. That portion of the territory of any country whichlies close along the border line of another country, and so “fronts” or faces it. The termmeans something more than the

A chase. Blount.

In the civil and old English law. Land; land or ground generally; land.without considering its specific use; land, including buildings generally; a farm.

In old English law. Time to advise or take counsel, Jacob.FURTHER. In most of its uses in law, this term means additional, though occassionallyit may mean any. future, or other. See London

Lat. To do; to make. Thus, facere defaltam, to make default; facereduellum, to make the duel, or make or do battle; facere fincm, to make or pay a fine;facere legem, to make

In the law of divorce. The capability of the husband to render a support to the wife in the form of alimony,whether temporary or permanent, including not only his tangible property, but

A deed enrolled, as a bargain and sale of freeholds. 1 Keb. 568.

In Saxon law. A person of age that he may be reckoned of some decennary. Du Fresne.

A writ which formerly lay against the sheriff who had execution of process for false returningof writs. Reg. Jud. 436.

One which at first glance can be seen to be merely pretensive, setting up some ground which cannotbe sustained by argument. Dominion Nat. Bank v. Olympia Cotton Mills (C. C.) 12S Fed.

A case primce impressionis (of the first impression) is a case of a new kind, to which no established principle of law or precedent directly applies, and which must be decided entirely

L. Fr. Next. A term somewhat used in modern law, and more frequently in the old law; as prochein ami, prochein cousin. Co. Litt. 10.

In old English law. The proeuratory or Instrument by which any person or community constituted or delegated their procurator or proctors to represent them in any judicial court or cause. Cowell.

Any county having a judicial and municipal organization separate from that of the county where matters arising in the former county are called in question, though both may lie within the same

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Locus criminis; Particeps criminis. See those titles.

In old English law. The remuneration to the proprietor of a domain for the privilege of feeding swine under the oaks and beeches of his woods.

Lat. In the Roman law. Money, (literally, brass;) metallic money in general, including gold. Dig. 9, 2, 2, pr.; Id. 9, 2, 27, 5; Id. 50, 16, 159.

The age next to infancy; the first half of the period of childhood, (pucritia,) extending from seven years to ten and a half. Inst. 3. 20. 9; 4 Bl. Comm. 22.