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The remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also the jointure of a wife. Jacob.

In the civil law. The produce of animals, and the fruit of other property, which are acquired to the owner of such animals and property by virtue of his right. Bowyer, Mod. Civil L

In Hindu law. Under the Mogul government a magistrate of the police over a large district, who took cognizance of all criminal matters within his jurisdiction, and sometimes was em

In Hindu law. A tribunal for administering criminal law.

found' in the venue sense does not necessarily mean physical presence

The term "Foundation" means the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research established under subsection (b). / The terms “Appraisal Foundation” and “Foundation” means t

The term "foundational forecast" means basic weather observation and forecast data, largely in raw form, before further processing is applied.

For purposes of this subchapter, the term "foundation manager" means, with respect to any private foundation—

The foundation of jurisdiction is physical power, although in civilized times it is not necessary to maintain that power throughout proceedings properly begun, and although submiss

The act or offense of breaking a pound, for the purpose of taking out the cattle or goods impounded. 3 Bl. Comm. 12,146; State v. Young, 18 N. H. 544.

Based upon; arising from, growing out of or resting upon; as in the expressions "founded in fraud," "founded on a consideration," "founded on contract," and the like. See In re Gra

One who endows an Institution; one who makes a gift of revenues to a corporation. 10 Coke, 33; 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 481. In England, the king is said to be the founder of all civ

Founderous; lacking repairs.

Out of repair. Cro. Car. 866.

In English Company Law. Shares issued to the founders of (or vendors to) a public company as a part of the consideration for the business, or concession, etc., taken over, and not

the term “found guilty” includes acceptance by a court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;

A new-born child abandoned by its parents, who are unknown. The settlement of such a child is in the place where found.

Fr. In old French law. An oven or bake-house. Four tanal, an oven, owned by the seignior of the estate, to which the tenants were obliged to bring their bread for baking. Also the

To fork, a practice of delaying an action against two or more defendants by appearing at different times instead of together.

Delaying an action.

The contents or face of a document.

The intention of the testator as to the limitations of an estate devised can be judged and decided only from his own language as contained within the 'four corners' of his will. Pa

Blackstone, in his Commentaries (book 2, ch. 30, pp. 195 to 199), tells us of four several degrees requisite to form a complete title to lands;—1st. The lowest and most imperfect d

In corporations four elements of taxable value are sometimes found: 1, franchises; 2, capital stock in the hands of the corporation; 3, corporate property; and, 4, shares of the ca

A form of soclallsin. See 1 Mill, Pol. Ec. 260.

The terms “VHS format”, “8mm format”, “Beta format”, “automatic gain control copy control technology”, “colorstripe copy control technology”, “four-line version of the colorstripe

The act of delaying legal proceedings. Termes de la Ley.

There are four possibilities under which a collision may occur: First. It may happen without blame being imputable to either party; as when the loss is occasioned by a storm, or an

The seas surrounding England. These were divided into the western, including the Scotch and Irish; the northern, or North Sea; the eastern, being the German Ocean; the southern, be

the prohibitions of the Fourteenth Amendment have reference to State action exclusively, and not to any action of private individuals. It is State action of a particular character

an express constitutional definition of citizenship... restricted to the combination of three factors, each and all significant: birth in the United States, naturalization in the U

The Fourth Amendment forbids every search that is unreasonable and is construed liberally to safeguard the right of privacy. Its protection extends to offenders as well as to the l

The restrictions upon searches and seizures were obviously designed for protection against official invasion of privacy and the security of property. They are not exclusionary prov

The overriding function of the Fourth Amendment is to protect personal privacy and dignity against unwarranted intrusion by the State

The point of the Fourth Amendment... is not that it denies law enforcement the support of the usual inferences which reasonable men draw from evidence. Its protection consists in r

capacity to claim the protection of the Amendment depends not upon a property right in the invaded place but upon whether the area was one in which there was a reasonable expectati

The term “four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate” means the fraction— (i) the denominator of which consists of the number of students who form the original cohort of entering fi

Such fowls are of pestres: Campestres, as partridge, quaile, raile, etc.; Silvestres, as pheasant, woodcocke, etc.; Aquatiles, as mallard, herne, etc.; and are preserved under the

St. 52 Geo. III. c. 60, which secured to juries, upon the trial of indictments or informations for libel, the right of pronouncing a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon th

An act passed in England in 1792, which provided that in prosecutions for libel, the jury might give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put at issue up

Fealty; allegiance.

Anecelesiastical court. Thespirifual jurisdiction, as distinguished from the secular.

The term “FPSO” means a floating production, storage, or offloading unit.

med. jur., is the unborn child. The name of embryo is sometimes given to it, but although the terms are occasionally used indiscriminately, the latter is more frequently employed t

See Fekebatioit. FCENUS NAUTICUM (Lat). The name given to marine interest The amount of such interest is not limited by law, because the lender mns so great a risk of losing his pr

A Latin abbreviation for "fragmentum," a fragment, used in citations to the Digest or Pandects in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, the several extracts from Juristic writings

L In the civil law. One who had the usufruct of a thing, — i. e. the use of the fruits, profits or increase, as of lands or animals.

A breaking; a fractional part; a division.

A breaking or breaking up; a fragment or broken part; a portion of a thing, less than the whole. Jory v. Palace Dry Goods Co., 30 Or. 196, 46 Pac. 786. —Fraction of a day. A portio

As applied to tracts of land, particularly townships, sections, quarter sections, and other divisions according to the government survey, and also mining claims, this term means th

The term “fractional owner” means any person owning any interest (including the entire interest) in a fractional program aircraft.

The term “fractional ownership aircraft program” means a program under which— (A) a single fractional ownership program manager provides fractional ownership program management ser

The term “fractional ownership interest” means— (i) the ownership of an interest in a fractional program aircraft, (ii) the holding of a multi-year leasehold interest in a fraction

The term “fractional program aircraft” means, with respect to any fractional ownership aircraft program, any aircraft which— (A) is listed as a fractional program aircraft in the m

The law does not regard a fraction of a day.

Lofft, 572. The law does not take notice of a portion of a day.

A portion of a day; the dividing a day. Generally, the law does not allow the fraction of a day. 2 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 141. The day may be divided, however, to show which of two a

Arable land. Mon Angl.

I. In old English law. A breaker. Fractores gaolarnm: gaol or prison-breakers.

Wreck of shipping at sea.

/. The breaking, or wreck of ships; the same as naufragium. v. Shipwreck.

Plucked fruit.

Lat Fragments. A name sometimes applied (especially in citations) to the Digest or Pandects in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, as being made up of numerous extracts or "frag

The term “frail” means, with respect to an older individual in a State, that the older individual is determined to be functionally impaired because the individual— (A) (i) is unabl

The term “frail elderly” means an elderly person who is unable to perform at least 3 activities of daily living adopted by the Secretary for purposes of this program. Owners may es

The term “frail elderly person” means an elderly person who is unable to perform at least 3 activities of daily living adopted by the Secretary for purposes of this program. Owners

Costs; expenses.

Costs incurred Incidentally to the action. See 1 Tropl. Dr. Civ. 122, 135, note; 4 Low. (U. S.) 77.

Fr. In French commercial law. Expenses to the board; expenses incurred on a shipment of goods, in packing, cartage, commissions, etc., up to the point where they are actually put o

The term "Framework" means the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and referred

A French coin, of the value of about eighteen cents.

In French law. An absolutely free inheritance; allodial lands. Generally, however, the word denotes an inheritance free from seignorial rights, though held subject to the sovereign

A republic of Europe. The National Assembly, February 17, 1871, declared itself the depositary of sovereign power, and in August elected M. Thiers president. Tlie law of February 2

I. I. In old English law. To enfrancliise; to make free.

A freeman. Blount.

This special privilege, conferred on the corporation by the sovereign power, of obstructing the navigation, did not belong to the country generally by common right, and is therefor

The term “franchisee” means a retailer or distributor (as the case may be) who is authorized or permitted, under a franchise, to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consig

For purposes of this section, the term “franchise expiration” means the date of the expiration of the term of the franchise, as provided under the franchise, as it was in effect on

the term “franchise fee” includes any tax, fee, or assessment of any kind imposed by a franchising authority or other governmental entity on a cable operator or cable subscriber, o

The term “franchise-related document” means— (A) a franchise under this chapter; and (B) any other contract or directive of a franchisor relating to terms or conditions of the sale

The term “franchise relationship” means the respective motor fuel marketing or distribution obligations and responsibilities of a franchisor and a franchisee which result from the

term contracts for the licensing of films

while franchises to be are not transferable without express authority, there are other franchises to have, to hold, and to use, which are contractual and proprietary in their natur

It is not a direct tax upon the allocated income of the corporation in a given year, but a tax for the privilege of doing business in one year measured by the allocated income accr

It is settled that where by way of duties laid on the transportation of the subjects of interstate commerce, or on the receipts derived therefrom, or on the occupation or business

the term “franchising authority” means any governmental entity empowered by Federal, State, or local law to grant a franchise;

The term “franchisor” means a refiner or distributor (as the case may be) who authorizes or permits, under a franchise, a retailer or distributor to use a trademark in connection w

France, Bract, fol. 427b.

A designation formerly given to aliens in England.

Lat. A franchise. Sj)elnum.

Franclin. [L. Fr. fraunclein; L. Lat. franchilanus.] In old English law. A freeman, (libertus;) a freeholder, or free tenant, (qui libere tenet.) Spelman.

A freeholder.

Free; a freeman; a Pranfc. Spelman. Francus Bancus. Free bench (q. v.) Francus Homo. A free man. Francus Plegius. In old English law. A frank pledge, or free pledge. Spelman. Franc

Free bench.

A freeman.

A frank pledge.

A freeholder.

A freeholder. See Frank-Tenement.

A freeholder.

Free bench, (q. v.)