In old English law. A wood or wood-ground where ash-trees grow. Co. Litt. 46.

In old records. A fraternity, brotherhood, or society of religious persons,who were mutually bound to pray for the good health and life. etc.. of their livingbrethren, and the souls of those that

Brotherly; relating or belonging to a fraternity or an association ofpersons formed for mutual aid and benefit, but not for profit.

In old English law. “A corporation is an investing of the people of aplace with the local government thereof, and therefore their laws shall bind strangers;but a fraternity is some people of

In old English law. Certain friars who wore white and black garments. Walsingham, 124.

A younger brother’s inheritance.

One who has killed a brother or sister; also the killing of a brother or sister.

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

See FBANK.

L. Fr. A franchise.

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 wood of ashes; a place where ashes grow. Co. Litt. 46; Shep. Touch. 95.

In old English law. Freight. Quoad frectum navium suarum, as to the freight of his vessels. Blount

In old English law. A liberty to hold courts and take up the fines forbeating and wounding. To be free from fines Cowell

Sanctuaries; seats of peace.

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.

1. Unconstrained; having power to follow the dictates of his own will. Notsubject to the dominion of another. Not compelled to involuntary servitude. Used in thissense as opposed to “slave.”2. Not bound

A sale of goods “free on board” imports that they are to be delivered on board the cars, vessels, etc., without expense to the buyer for packing, cartage, or other such charges.In

In Roman law. One who was set free from a state of bondage; anemancipated slave. The word is used in the same sense in the United States, respectingnegroes who were formerly slaves.

The state of being free; liberty; self-determination; absence of restraint;the opposite of slavery.The power of acting, in the character of a moral personality, according to thedictates of the will, without other check,