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FALSE

Untrue; erroneous; deceitful; contrived or calculated to deceive aud injure.Unlawful. In law, this word means something more than untrue; it means somethingdesignedly untrue and deceitful, and implies an intention to perpetrate some

FALSEDAD

In Spanish law. Falsity; an alteration of the truth. Las Partidas. pt. 3, tit.26, 1. 1.Deception ; fraud. Id. pt. 3, tit. 32, 1. 21.

FALSEHOOD

A statement or assertion known to be untrue, and intended to deceive.A willful act or declaration contrary to the truth. Putnam v. Osgood, 51 N. II. 207.In Scotch law. A fraudulent imitation

FALSING

In Scotch law. False making; forgery. “Falsing of evidentis.” 1 Pitc. Crirn. Tr. pt. 1, p. 85.Making or proving false.

FALSO RETORNO BREVIUM

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

FALSUM

Lat. In the civil law. A false or forged tiling; a fraudulent simulation; afraudulent counterfeit or imitation, such as a forged signature or instrument. Alsofalsification, which may be either by falsehood, concealment

FAMA

Lat. Fame; character; reputation; report of common opinion.Fama, fides et oculus non patiuntur ludum. 3 Bulst. 220. Fame, faith, and eyesight do not suffer a cheatFama quae suspicionem inducit, oriri debet apud

FAMILIA

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

FAMILIiE EMPTOR

In Roman law. An intermediate person who purchased theaggregate inheritance when sold per ecs et lihram, In the process of making a will underthe Twelve Tables. This purchaser was merely a man

FAMILL

In Roman law. An action for the partition of the aggregatesuccession of a familia, where that devolved upon co-hacredcs. It was also applicableto enforce a contribution towards the necessary expenses incurred on

FAMILIARES REGIS

Persons of the king’s household. The ancient title of the “sixclerks” of chancery in England. Crabb, Com. Law, 184; 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 249, 251.

FAMILY

A collective body of persons who live in one house and under one head or management. .Tahoe v. Jarboe, 100 Mo. App. 459, 79 S. W. 1162; Dodge v. Boston &T. R.

FANAL

Fr. In French marine law. A large lantern, fixed upon the highest part of a vessel’s stern.

FANEGA

In Spanish law. A measure of land varying in different provinces, but Inthe Spanish settlements in America consisting of 6,400 square varas or yards.

FARANDMAN

In Scotch law. A traveler or merchant stranger. Skene.

FARDEL OF LAND

In old English law. The fourth part of a yard-land. Noy says an eighth only, because, according to him, two fardels make a nook, and four nooks a yard-land. Wharton.

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