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the term “funerary object” means an object that, as part of a death rite or ceremony of a culture, is intentionally placed with individual human remains, either at the time of buri

Lat. In the civll law. Fungible things. See that title.

A term applicable to things that are consumed by the use, as wine, oil, etc., the loan of which is subject to certain rules, and governed by the contract called mutuum. See Schmidt

The term “fungible good” or “fungible material” means a good or material, as the case may be, that is interchangeable with another good or material for commercial purposes and the

The terms “fungible goods” and “fungible materials” mean goods or materials that are interchangeable for commercial purposes and whose properties are essentially identical.

The term “fungible good” or “fungible material” means a good or material, as the case may be, that is interchangeable with another good or material for commercial purposes and the

The terms “fungible goods” and “fungible materials” mean goods or materials that are interchangeable for commercial purposes and whose properties are essentially identical.

When the subject of the obligation is a thing of a given class,' the thing is said to be fungible; i. e., the delivery of any object which answers io the generic description will s

The term “fungus” means any non-chlorophyll-bearing thallophyte (that is, any non-chlorophyll-bearing plant of a lower order than mosses and liverworts), as for example, rust, smut

Lat. [from fugare, to drive.] In old English law. A driver. Fugatores carrucarum; drivers of wagons. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 78.

The term “fur” means any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state, but shall not include such skins as ar

With intent to steal.

See "Animus."

A fork; a gallows or gibbet. Bracton, fol. 56, FURCA ET FLAGELLUM (Lat. gallows and whip). The meanest of servile tenures, where the bondman was at the disposal of the lord for lif

Gallows and whip, a species of servile tenure.

Gallows and pit, signifying punishment by hanging and by drowning.

To fourcher.

Fr. A gallows. Britt. C.20.

I. To fork or divide, v. Fonrcher. Furiosi nulla voluntas est, I. A criminally responsible]. Furiosus man is as if absent [his presence is solo furore punitur: a madman is alone.

They were debated.

Mulct paid for theft. Jacob.

A madman has no will. Dig. 50. 17. 5; Id. 1. 18. 13. 1; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 282.

In Scotch law. Madness, as distinguished from fatuity or idiocy. FURIOSUS (Lat.) An insane man; a madman; a lunatic. In general, such a man can make no contract, because he has no

Mad; insane.

A madman is the same with an absent person, [that le, his presenco is of no effort.] Dig. 50, 17, 24, 1.

A madman is considered as absent. Dig. 50. 17. 24, 1, FURIOSUS NULLUM NEGOTIUM CONtrahere (gerere) potest (quia non Intelligit quod ag It). A lunatic cannot make a con-

An insane person cannot make a contract. (Because he cannot understand what he is doing.)

A madman can contract nothing, [can inake no contract] Dig. 50, 17, 5.

A madman is punished by his madness alone; that is, he is not answerable or punishable for his actions. Co. Litt 247b; 4 Bl. Comm. 24, 396; Broom, Max. 15.

A madman is punished by his madness alone. Co. Litt. 247; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 14; 4 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 24, 25. FURIOSUS STIPULARI NON POTEST nee aliquod negotium age

4 Coke, 126. A madman who knows not what he does cannot make a bargain, nor transact any business.

A furlong or a furrow one-eighth part of a mile long. Co. Litt. 5b.

A measure of length, being forty poles, or one-eighth of a mile.

A furlough is not considered a discharge. It is a form of lay-off. An employee on furlough or on leave of absence has a continuing relationship with the employer; he retains a righ

A permission given in the army and navy to an officer or private to absent himself for a limited time. FURNAGE (from furnus, an oven). A sum of money paid to the lord by the ten- '

Ono palpably a thief; i. e., taken red-handed.

Lat. In the civillaw. A manifest thief. A thief who is taken in the very act of stealing.

The term “furnace” means a product which utilizes only single-phase electric current, or single-phase electric current or DC current in conjunction with natural gas, propane, or ho

Fees exacted from tenants for use of the lords bakehouse.

Lat. [from furnus, an oven; L. Fr. fournage.] In old English law. A tribute or tax paid to a lord by his tenants, for the use of his oven. Blount. Spelman.

To supply; provide; provide for use. Delp v. Brewing Co., 123 Pa. 42, 15 Atl. 871; Wyatt v. Larimer & W. Irr. Co., 1 Colo. App. 480, 29 Pac. 906. As used in the liquor laws, "furni

Certainly labor is required for loading freight on railroad cars, moving these over the road, and unloading at destination. A carrier who has procured the doing of all this in resp

In this subsection, the term “furnishing professional” means a physician (as defined in section 1395x(r) of this title ) or a practitioner described in section 1395u(b)(18)(C) of t

Personal chattels in the use of a family. By the term "household furniture" in a will, all personal chattels will pass which may contribute to the use or convenience of the househo

This term Includes everjrtihing with which a ship requires to be furnished or equipped to make her seaworthy. It comprehends all articles furnished by ship chandlers, which are alm

Formerly an Inn of chancery. See "Inns of Chancery." FUROR CONTRAHI MATRIMONIUM because consent is needed. 1 Ves. & B. 140; 1 Bl. Comm. 439; 4 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 343, 345. FURST AN

Lat. An oven. See Secta adfumum.

Insanity prevents a marriage from being contracted, because consent is necessary.

The term “fur product” means any article of wearing apparel made in whole or in part of fur or used fur.

The term “Fur Products Name Guide” means the register issued by the Commission pursuant to section 69e of this title .

“Fur Seal” means the North Pacific Fur Seal, Callorhinus Ursinus.

Time to advise or take counsel. Jac, L. Diet,

another tax like that one; and if the tax imposed was upon the franchise, a further one upon the same thing was all that was intended to be prohibited.

A second or subsequent loan of money to a mortgagor by a mortgagee, either upon the same security as the original loan was advanced upon, or an additional security. Equity consider

anything that furthers or helps forward.

This phrase is frequently used in covenants when a covenantor has granted an estate, and it is supposed some further conveyance may be required. He then enters into a covenant for

See Covenant.

It frequently happens that a decree in Chancery directs accounts and inquiries to be taken before the chief clerk. The hearing of any question ari.sing out of such inquiries is cal

When a master ordinary in chancery made a report in pursuance of a decree or decretal order, the cause was again set down before the judge who made the decree or order, to be proce

In practice. Hearing at another time. FURTHER MAINTENANCE OF AC tion, plea to. A plea of matter arising since the commencement of the suit. FURTUIVI (Lat. theft). The fraudulent ap

A plea grounded upon some fact or facts which have arisen since the commencement of 'the suit, and which the defendant puts forward for the purpose of showing that the plaintiff sh

only incremental Medicaid payments to the State, "established by the State" means not established by the State) will be cited by litigants endlessly, to the confusion of honest jur

the term "further revised annuity employee" means any individual who— (A) on December 31, 2013— (i) is not an employee or Member covered under this chapter; (ii) is not p

the term “further revised annuity participant” means any individual who— (A) on December 31, 2013— (i) is not a participant; (ii) is not performing service which is creditable serv

In Old English Law. Stealthily; by stealth. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 38, 3. FURTUM (r>at.). Theft. The fraudulent appropriation to one’s self of the property of another, with an intention

Stealthily; by stealth.

(Lat.) The theft which was disclosed where, upon searching any one in the presence of witnesses in due form, the thing stolen is found. "Detected theft" is, perhaps, the nearest co

Theft; larceny.

In Roman law. The theft which was disclosed where, upon searching any one in the presence of wiinesses in due form, the thing stolen was discovered in his possession.

Discovered larceny.

Larceny is the fraudulent taking of the goods of another with intent to steal, against the will of him in whose control they were.

3 Inst. 107. Theft is the fraudulent handling of another's property, with an intention of stealing, against the wlll of. the proprietor, whose property it was.

Aggravated larceny, e. g., from the person, from a building.

Open theft, wherein the thief is caught redhanded.

3 Inst. 107. There is no theft where the foundation of the detention is bssed upon ownership of the thing.

It is not larceny when the detention of the thing has its beginning through the owner.

Receiving stolen goods.

“fusion” means a process whereby two light nuclei, such as deuterium and tritium, collide at high velocity, forming a compound nucleus, which subsequently separates into constituen

the term “fusion center” means a collaborative effort of 2 or more Federal, State, local, or tribal government agencies that combines resources, expertise, or information with the

“fusion engineering device” means a magnetic fusion facility which achieves at least a burning plasma and serves to test components for engineering purposes;

The term “fusion machine” means a machine that is capable of— (1) transforming atomic nuclei, through fusion processes, into different elements, isotopes, or other particles; and (

In old English law. A beating with sticks or clubs; one of the ancient kinds of punishment of malefactors. Bracton, fol. 104b, lib. 3, tr. 1, c. 6.

In old English law. A staff, used in making livery of seisin. Bracton, fol. 40. A baton, club, or cudgel. Spelman.

or FITHWITE. A fine for fighting or breaking the peace. Cowell; Cun. L. Diet. FUTURE ACQUIRED PROPERTY. Mortgages, especially of railroad companies, are frequently made in terms to

That which may or will be hereafter: as,' future — advances, damage, earnings, estate, qq. v. See also Devise, Executory; Expectancy; Remainder; Sale; Time; Use, 3. Futures. The ex

The term “future benefits” means death benefits and endowment benefits.

Definition.—In this paragraph, the term "future bundling request" means a letter described in subparagraph (B) that requests future funding for additional projects.

In Scotch law. A debt which is created, but which will not become due till a future day. 1 Bell, Comm. (5th Ed.) 315.

“contract of sale”, “commodity”, “derivatives clearing organization”, “future delivery”, “board of trade”, “registered entity”, and “futures commission merchant” have the meanings

An estate which is to commence in possession in the future {in futuro). It includes remainders, reversions, and estates limited to commence in futuro without a particular estate to

any interest or estate whether vested or contingent, limited to commence in use, possession or enjoyment at some future date or time.

any interest or estate, whether vested or contingent, limited to commence in possession or enjoyment at a future date.

See "Gambling Contract." FUTURI (Lat. those who are to be). Part of the commencement of old deeds. "Seiant praesentes et futuri, quod ego, talis, dedi et concessi," etc., let all m

The term “futures commission merchant” means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or trust— (i) that— (I) is— (aa) engaged in soliciting or in accepting orders for

Future-years Defense Program Defined.—In this section, the term "future-years defense program" means the future-years defense program required by section 221 of this titl

The term “future-years nuclear security program” means the program required by section 2453 of this title .

Persons not yet born.

/. A stream of water; a flume.

A Celtic word, meaning a wood or forest.

One of the fines incurred for homicide.