Terms beginning with "F" (326 total)

FUGAM FECIT

Lat. He has made flight; he fled. A clause inserted in an inquisition, in old English law, meaning that a person indicted for treason or felony had fled. The effect of this is to make the party forfeit his goods absolute...

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FUGITATE

in Scotch practice. To outlaw, by the sentence of a court; to outlaw for non-appearance in a criminal] case. 2 Alis. Crim. Pr. 350.

FULL

ent.—E‘nll cavenants. See COVENANT.—Full defense. In pleading. The formula of defense in a plea, stated at length and without abbreviation, thus: “And the said C. D., iN EB. F., his attorney, comes and defends th...

FUNOTUS OFFIOIO

Lat. Having fulfilled the function, discharged the office, or accomplished the purpose, and therefore of no further force or authority. Applied to an officer whose term has expired, and who has consequently no further of...

Furgeson, 29 Ind. App

144, 64 N. E. 49.—Attorney of record. The one whose name is entered on the record of an action or suit as the attorney of a designated party thereto. Delaney v. Husband, 64 N. J. Law, 275, 45 Atl. 265.—Attorney of th...

FURTUM

H prevents marriage from being contracted, because consent is needed. Dig. 23, 2, 16, 2; 1 Ves. & B. 140; 1 Bl. Comm. 439; Wightman v. Wightman, 4 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 343, 845. . ing any one in the presence of witnesses ...

FUTURI

Lat. Those who are to be. Part of the commencement of old deeds. “Sciant presentes et futuri, quod ego talis, dedi et concessi,” etc., (et all men now living and to come know that I, A. B., have, etc.) Bract. fol. 34...

FYRD

future delivery, but where in fact none is ever intended or executed. The nominal seller does not have or expect to have the stock or merchandise he purports to sell, nor. does the nominal buyer expect to receive it or t...