Law Dictionary

The term “free trade area country” means the following: (A) Canada for such time as the USMCA is in force with respect to, and the United States applies the USMCA to, Canada. (B) M

free trade in the opportunity to persuade to action, not merely to describe facts.

We do not hold that 'free transfer' can have no place in a desegregation plan. But like 'freedom of choice,' if it cannot be shown that such a plan will further rather than delay c

A franchise for the pre- Co. Litt. 233. This franchise gave the grantee sole right of killing, so far as his warren extended, on condition of excluding other persons. 2 Sharswood,

The freezing order immobilized the assets covered by its terms so that title to them might not shift from person to person except by license until the Government could determine wh

The rent reserved on granting a fee-farm. It might be one-fourth the value of the land, according to Cowell; one-third, according to other authors. Spelman; Termes de la Ley; 2 Bl.

not the thing carried, but the compensation for the carriage of it.

He to whom a ship or vessel has been hired, and who loads her under his contract; he who loads a general ship. 3 Kent, Comm. 173; 3 Pardessus, note 704.

The forwarder thus has some of the characteristics of both carrier and shipper. In its relations with its customers, a forwarder is subjected by the Act to many of the requirements

The term “Freight Office” means the Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy established under subsection (b).

By the capture, the captors are substituted in lieu of the original owners, and they take the property cum onere. They are, therefore, responsible for the freight which then attach

the master is entitled to freight pro rata itineris in all cases where there has been a voluntary acceptance of the goods at the port of disaster. The rate is to be ascertained by

“freight vessel” means a motor vessel of more than 15 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title , or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title

Law-French, which is used in old law-books and legal proceedings, exhibits many terms and idioms not employed in classic French. Under William the Norman and his sons, all the publ

In early times. In English law, this term was applied to every stranger or "outlandish" man. Bracton, lib. 3, tr. 2, c. 15.

As the French system of weights and measures is the most scientific plan known, and as the commercial connexions of the United States with France are daily increasing, it has been

On January 20, 1885 ( 23 Stat. L. 283), congress authorized all citizens of the United States or their legal representatives, to present to the court of claims valid claims which t

or FRENDLESMAN (Saxon). The ancient name of an outlaw (utlaughe) in England. So called, according to Bracton, because he forfeited his friends (quod forisfadt amicos); all persons

A fine for harboring an outlawed friend.

or FRENDWITE. A fine exacted from him who harbored an outlawed friend. Cowell; Cunningham. A quittance for for fang (exemption from the penalty of taking provisions before the king

In old English law. A madman, or person in a frenzy. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 36.

Same as Freneticus.

A free surety or free pledge. Spelman. See "Frank Pledge."

Sax. [from freoborhee, a free pledge, and heofod, head.] In Saxon law. The head of a friborg or free pledge; a chief pledge. Spelman, voc. Friborga. Fr«qae Btis actus maliam •perat

Acertain portion of the produce of the land due by the grantee to the lord aceording to the terms of the charter. Spel. Feuds, c. 7.

To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. 109 Ind. 176. To "frequent" a place is to frequently go there, or to be in the habit of going there. Therefore a conviction cannot

proof of an established royalty furnishes a pretty safe guide both for the instructions of the court and the finding of the jury.

The frequency of the act effects much.

The frequency of an act effects much. 4 Coke, 78; Wing. Max. p. 719, max. 192. A continual usage is of great effect to establish a right

inferior" or "subordinate" (internal quotation marks omitted)); 18 Oxford English Dictionary 950 (2d ed. 1989) ("under" means, among other things, "[i]n accordance with "(some regu

For purposes of this subsection, the term “frequently abused drug” means a drug that is a controlled substance that the Secretary determines to be frequently abused or diverted.

Fr. A brother. Frere eyne, elder brother. Frere puisne, younger brother. Britt c. 75.

In old records. Fresh water, or rain and land flood. Cowell.

Fr. Fresh or new. Britt. c. 5. Freschement; freshly, newly. Id. cc. 15, 43.

Immediate; recent; following without any material interval. —Fresh disseisin. By the ancient common law, where a man had been disseised, he was allowed to right himself by force, b

Such disseisin as a man may seek to defeat of himself, and by his own power, without the help of the king or judges. There was no limit set to the time within which this might be d

A fiood or overflowing of a river by means of rains or melted snow; an Inundation. Stover v. Ins. Co., 3 Phlla. (Pa.) 42.

A fine levied within a year. St. Westminster II. (13 Edw. I.) c. 45; Cowell. 4. The heir or reversioner in a case of disseisin by fresh force was allowed a remedy in chancery by bi

Force used within the next preceding forty days. See Assize of fresh force .

An immediate pursuit of an escaping criminal. The phrase does not imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay. See 27 Cal. 574; 70 Miss. 253. FRESH SUIT (Law Lat.

Same as Fresh pursuit.

This was only carrying out, in our confederate form of government, the clear right of every man at common law to make fresh suit and recapture of his own property within the realm.

A fresh-water river, like a tidal river, is composed of the alveus, or bed, and the water; but it has banks instead of shores. Gould Waters, § 45. FRET (Ft.) In French marine law.

The term “freshwater turtle” means any member of the family Carettochelyidae, Chelidae, Chelydridae, Dermatemydidae, Emydidae, Geoemydidae, Kinosternidae, Pelomedusidae, Platystern

Freight.

To freight.

A freighter.

In old English law. Freight money. Cowell.

In old English law. The freight of a ship; freight money. Cowell.

A strait. Fretum Britannic Mm, the strait between Dover and Calais. Otherwise called Fretum Gallicum. Cowell.

The struit 'between Dover and Calnis.

To reduce to a feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism. Webster.

The term “friable asbestos-containing material” means any asbestos-containing material applied on ceilings, walls, structural members, piping, duct work, or any other part of a bui

An order of religious persons of whom there were four principal branches, from whom the rest descend, viz.: (1) Franciscans, or Grey Friars; (2) Augustines; (3) Dominicans, or Blac

I. I. Things sent before; things mentioned before. In modem phrase, premises.

friborgh. In frank pledge; one decennary, and also has a right by descent, but upon which he has possesses a freehold estate; a free tenant or made free; a person not a slave; a pe

Sax. [from friborgh, a free pledge, and heofod, head.] A chief pledge, or head of a friborg. LL. Edw. Conf. c. 19.

Same as Freoborgh.

(Also, Frithborg, Frithborgh, Friborg, Froborg, and Freoburgh.) (Sax.) A kind of frank-pledge whereby the principal men were bound for themselves and servants. Fleta, lib. 1, cap.

In civil law. A slight dissension between husband and wife, which produced a momentary separation, without any intention to dissolve the marriage, in which it differed from a divor

The term “friction surface” means an interior or exterior surface that is subject to abrasion or friction, including certain window, floor, and stair surfaces. / The term “friction

D. 622. Wharton.

or FRITHBORG. Frank pledge. Cowell. Security for the peace. Spelman. FRIDHBURGUS (Saxon). A kind of frank pledge, whereby the principal men were bound for themselves and servants.

Frankpledge. Cowell. Security for the peace, Spelman.

In old English law. A kind of frank-pledge, by which the lords or principal men were made responsible for their dependents or servants. Bract, fol. 124b.

In Saxon law. A seat, chair or place of peace; an asylum, refuge, or sanctuary for offenders. Spelman; Cowell.

Compare Ami; Amicus. One favorably disposed to another person. Friend of the cotirt. A disinterested by-stander who furnishes information to the judge trying a cause, or to a court

An outlaw. Cowell.

“Friendly foreign force” means any military, naval, or air force of any friendly foreign state with respect to which this chapter is operative by virtue of a Presidential declarati

there should be no 'friendly' receiverships, because the receiver is an officer of the court and should be as free from 'friendliness' to a party as should the court itself

In England. Mutual benefit societies, supported by subscription of the members, the benefits being of various kinds, — the periodical division of assets, sick or funeral benefits,

A suit brought by a creditor in chancery against an executor or administrator, being really a suit by the executor or administrator, in the name of a creditor, against himself, in

See "Amicus Curiae."

Impotence.

I Fruit; produce. Fructus Industriales or iiidnstriae: industrial fruits, or fruits of industry, — those fruits of a thing, as of land, which are produced by the labor and industry

[from Anglo-Germ, fre, Sax. freo, free, and laschen, to let go.] In old European law. A freedman; one emancipated from bondage, {manumissus, libertus, libertinus.) Spelman, Qrabb's

or FRE0LIN6. A freeman bom. Jac. L. Diet; Spel. Gloss.

Persons of free descent, or freemen born; the middle class of persons among the Saxons. Spelman. F R I SC U S ( Law Lat.; from Pr. fresche). In old English law. Recent or new. Fris

bargained-for plans for vacation pay, pay guarantees, pensions, welfare, and holidays.

Fresh; recent.

Fresh force, which see.

Sax. Peace, security or protection. This word occurs in many compound terms used in Anglo-Saxon law. —Frithborg. Frank-pledge. Cowell. —Frith-bote. A satisfaction or fine for a bre

Frank-pledge. Cowell.

A satisfaction or fine for a breach of the peace.

A satisfaction or fine for a breach of the peace.

The breaking of the peace. Cowell.

The year of jubilee, or of meeting for peace and friendship. Jacob.

The year of jubilee or of meeting for peace and friendship. Jac. L. D.

A guild hall. A company or fraternity for the maintenance of peace and security; a fine for breach of the peace. Jac. L. Diet.

Guildhall; a company or fraternity for the maintenance of peace and security; also a fine for breach of the peace. Jacob.

Guildhall; a company or fraternity fur the maintenance of peace and security ; also a fine for breach of the peace. Jacob.

A member of a company or fraternity. Blount.

Same as Frithsoken.

Surety of defense; jurisdiction of the peace; the franchise of preserving the peace. Cowell; Spelman. sacred, and therefore affording sanctuary to criminals. Wharton.

or FRITHSOKEN. The right to take a view of frank-pledge. Fleta. See Fbithsocne, which seems to be interchangeable. Cowell.

Power to preserve the peace.

Sacred ground, where fugitives might safely hide.

The stool of peace. A stool or chair placed in a church or cathedral, and which was the symbol and place of sanctuary to those who fled to it and reached it.

So palpably insufficient as to show lack of good faith, as a pleading, argument, motion, objection. See 53 N. Y. 497.

One which at first glance can be seen to be merely pretensive, setting up some ground which cannot be sustained by argument Dominion Nat. Bank v. Olympia Cotton Mills (O. Ct) 128 F