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FOIRFAULT

In old Scotch law. To forfeit 1 How. State Tr. 927.

FOIRTHOCHT

In old Scotch law. Forethought; premeditated. 1 Pitc. Crim. Tr. pL 1, p. 90

FOLC-LAND

In Saxon law. Land of the folk or people. Land belonging to the peopleor the public.Folc-land was the property of the community. It might be occupied in common, orpossessed in severalty; and,

FOLC-MOTE

A general assembly of tbe people, under the Saxons. See FOLC-GEMOTE.

FOLD-COURSE

In English law. Land to which the sole right of folding the cattle ofothers is appurtenant. Sometimes it means merely such right of folding. The right offolding on another’s land, which is

FOLGERE

In old English law. A freeman, who has no house or dwelling of his own,but is the follower or retainer of another, (heorthfacst,) for whom he performs certainpredial services.

FOLIO

1. A leaf. In the ancient lawbooks it was the custom to number the leaves,instead of the pages; hence a folio would include both sides of the leaf, or two pages.The references

FOLLOW

To conform to, comply with, or be fixed or determined by; as in the expressions”costs follow the event of the suit,” “the situs of personal property followsthat of the owner,” “the offspring

FONDS ET BIENS

Fr. In French law. Goods and effects. Adams v. Akerlund, 108111. 632. 48 N. E. 454.

FONDS PERDUS

In French law. A capital is said to be invested d fonds perduswhen it is stipulated that in consideration of the payment of an amount as interest,higher than the normal rate, the

FONSADERA

In Spanish law. Any tribute or loan granted to the king for the purposeof enabling him to defray the expenses of a war.

FONTANA

A fountain or spring. Bract, fol. 233.

FOOT

1. A measure of length containing twelve inches or one-third of a yard.2. The base, bottom, or foundation of anything; and, by metonomy, the end ortermination; as the foot of a fine.

FOOT OF THE FINE

The fifth part of the conclusion of a fine. It includes the wholematter, reciting the names of the parties, day. year, and place, and before whom it wasacknowledged or levied. 2 Bl.

FOOTGELD

In the forest law. An aniereenient for not cutting out the ball or cutting off the claws of a dog’s feet, (expeditatinghim.) To be quit of footgeld is to have the privilege

FOOT-PRINTS

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.

FOR

Fr. In French law. A tribunal. Lc for intcricur, the interior forum; the tribunal ofconscience. Poth. Obi. pt. 1, c. 1,

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