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FRANK

v. To send matter through the public mails free of postage, by a personal or official privilege.

FRANKING PRIVILEGE

The privilege of sending certain matter through the public mails without payment of postage. In pursuance of a personal or official privilege. TLD Example: The franking privilege makes it easier for lawmakers to

FRANKLEYN

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

FRASSETUM

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

FRATERIA

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

FRATERNAL

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

FRATERNITY

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

FRATRES PYES

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

FRATRICIDE

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

FRAUD

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

FRAUS

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

FRAXINETUM

In old English law. A wood of ashes; a place where ashes grow. Co. Litt. 46; Shep. Touch. 95.

FRECTUM

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

FREDNITE

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

FREDUM

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.

FREE

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

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