Law Dictionary

In old English law. To fine, or pay a fine. Rog. Hov., cited in Cowell. To end or finish a matter. FINIS EST AMICABILIS COMPOSITIO et finalis concordia ex consensu et concordia dom

A fine; the end; the limit.

Glan. lin. 8, c. l. A flne is an amicable settlement and decisive agreement by consent and agreement of our lord, the king or his justices.

A fine is a friendly settlement and final concord by the consent of our lord the king or the justices.

A fine puts an end to litigation. 3 Inst 78.

A fine puts an end to litigation. 3 Inst. 78.

See Final; Pekpect. Moving into a house may not estop the owner to deny th/it it was finished, within the meaning of his acceptance of an order " to be paid when the house is finis

The term “finished dosage form” means— (A) a drug product in the form in which it will be administered to a patient, such as a tablet, capsule, solution, or topical application; (B

The term “finished good” means any good or product (other than a panel) containing— (i) hardwood plywood; (ii) particleboard; or (iii) medium-density fiberboard.

closed or stopped off square, is manifest, for several reasons.

the term "finished product" means any article which is usable for its intended functions without being imbedded or integrated into any other product, but in no case shall

3 Inst. 5L The end of a thing is to be attended to.

The end of a thing is to be attended to. 3 Inst. 51. FINIS UNIUS DIEI EST PRINCIPIUM alterlus. The end of one day Is the beginning of another, 2 Bulst. 305.

2 Bulst. 305. The end of one day is the beginning of another.

The end of one day is the beginning of another.

In old records. An ending or finishing; death, as the end of life (quia vita finitur morte). Cowell; Holthouse.

In civil law. An action for regulating boundaries. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, § 271.

Refiners of gold and silver. FIRDFARE (Saxon). See "Firdnite." FIRDIRINGA (Saxon). A preparation to go into the army. Leg. Hen. 1.

In Civil Law. To become flde-jus8or; to pledge one’s self; to act as surety for another. Among the words designated as words of obligation or forms of stipulation. Fide-jubesT do y

In English Law. A summoning forth to a military expedition {indictio ad profectionem militarem). Spelman, Gloss. F1RDS0CNE (Sax.). Exemption from military service. Spelman, Gloss.

Sax. A preparation to go into the army. Leg. Hen. I.

or FIRDWITE (Saxon.) A mulct or penalty imposed on military tenants for their default in not appearing in arms, or coming to an expedition; a penalty imposed for murder committed i

Sav. In old English law. Exemption from military service. Speiman.

In old English law. A fine for refusing military service, (mulcta detrectantis militiam.) Spelman. A fine imposed for murder committed in the army; an acquittance of such flne. Fle

The effect of combustion. The juridical meaning of the word does not differ from the vernacular. 1 Pars. Mae, Law, 231, et seq. —Fire and sword, letters of. In old Scotch law. Lett

Letters of fire and sword were the ancient means for dispossessing a tenant who retained possession contrary to the order of the judge and diligence of the law. They were directed

In old Scotch law. Letters issued from the privy council in Scotland, addressed to the sheriff of the county, authorizing him to call for the assistance of the county to dispossess

any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or the expansion of gas therein.

An instrument used in the propulsion of shot, shell, or bullets by the action of gunpowder exploded within It. In 1637 a royal charter was granted to the gunmakers 6f London empowe

any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling

This word comprises nil sorts of guns, fowling-pieces, blunderbusses, pistols, etc. Harris v. Cameron, 81 Wis. 239, 51 N. W. 437, 29 Am. St. Rep. 891; Atwood v. State, 53 Ala. 509;

This word comprises all sorts of guns, fowling-pieces, blunderbusses, pistols, ete.

The terms “firearm silencer” and “firearm muffler” mean any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, des

the term "firearms offenses" means an offense under section 922 or 924 of title 18;

Firearms training facility.—The term "firearms training facility" means a private or government-owned gun range approved by the Administrator to provide recurrent or requ

the term “firearms use” means an offense that has as its elements those described in section 924(c) or 929(a), if the firearm was brandished, discharged, or otherwise used as a wea

A beacon or high tower by the seaside, wherein are continual lights, either to direct sailors in the night, or to give warning of the approach of an enemy. Cowell.

An allowance of wood or estoves to maintain competent firing for the tenant. A sufficient allowance of wood to burn in a house. 1 Washb. Real Prop. 99. Tenant for life or years is

An allowance to a tenant of sufficient fuel for his fire.

The term “fire control or fire rescue equipment” includes any fire vehicle, fire fighting tool, communications equipment, protective gear, fire hose, or breathing apparatus.

A dty Is not liable to an employee of the fire department for the negligence of those in charge of that department in furnishing vicious horses, where such employee without knowled

One of the districts into which a city may be (and commonly is) divided for the purpose of more efficient service by the fire department in the extinction of fires. Des Moines v. G

the terms "chaplain", "firefighter", "law enforcement officer", "member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew", and "public agency"

Firefighting agency.—The term “firefighting agency” means any volunteer, paid, or combined departments that provide fire and emergency medical services.

The term “firefighting personnel” means individuals, including volunteers, who are firefighters, officers of fire departments, or emergency medical service personnel of fire depart

A beacon or high tower by the seaside, wherein are continual lights, either to direct sailors in the night, or to give warning of the approach of an enemy. Cowell.

A contract of insurance by which the insurer agrees to indemnify the insured for injury by fire to goods named in the contract. See "Insurance."

these policies are not insurances of the specific things (goods) mentioned to be insured; nor do such insurances attach to the realty, or in any manner go with the same, as inciden

The term “fireman” means any member of a fire department (including a volunteer fire department) of any State, any political subdivision of a State, or the District of Columbia.

See "Ordeal."

The term “fire organization” means any governmental entity or public or private corporation or association maintaining fire protection facilities within the United States, its Terr

A policy of fire insurance. See "Fire Insurance."

To say of any article that itis “fire-proof” conveys no other idea than that the material out of witich it is formed is incombustible. ‘To say of a building that it is fire-proof e

Incombustible; not in danger from the action of fire. A statement that a building is fire-proof necessarily excludes the idea that it is of wood, and necessarily implies that it is

The term “fire protection” includes personal services and equipment required for fire prevention, the protection of life and property from fire,,1 fire fighting, and emergency serv

In Scotch Law. The wilfully setting on fire buildings, growing or stored cereals, growing wood, or coalheughs. Ersk. Pr. 677. See Abson.

The term “fire regime I” means an area— (A) in which historically there have been low-severity fires with a frequency of 0 through 35 years; and (B) that is located primarily in lo

The term “fire regime II” means an area— (A) in which historically there are stand replacement severity fires with a frequency of 0 through 35 years; and (B) that is located primar

The term “fire regime III” means an area— (A) in which historically there are mixed severity fires with a frequency of 35 through 100 years; and (B) that is located primarily in fo

the term “fire safety equipment” means any device or facility which is designed to reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage resulting from fire and is in conformity wi

“fire service” means any organization in any State consisting of personnel, apparatus, and equipment which has as its purpose protecting property and maintaining the safety and wel

Wood suitable for fuel, not including standing or felled timber which is suitable and valuable for other purposes. Hogan v. Hogan, 102 Mich. 641, 61 N. W. 73.

A contrivance of inflammable and explosive materials combined of various proportions for the purpose of producing in combustion beautiful or amusing scenic effects, or to be used a

A measure of capacity, equal to nine gallons. The word "firkin" is also used to designate a weight,, used for butter and cheese, of fifty-six pounds avoirdupois.

A Scotch measure of capacity, containing two gallons and a pint. Spel-

an individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation (including a development corporation), business trust, cooperative, trustees in bankruptcy, and r

A farm; rent.

White rent, rent payable in silver.

The right, in mediajval' days, to take the profits of a borough, paying for them a fixed «Um to the crown or other lord of the borough. 2 Holdsw. Hist. B.. Tj. 276.

A fee-farm.

A passport granted by the great mogul to captains of foreign vessels to trade within the territories over which he has jurisdiction; a permit.

The right of a tenant to his lands and tenements. Cowell.

1. 1. In old English law. Firming, farming, or holding to firm, farm. The firmary's or farmer's right to the lands and tenements let to him ad firmam. Firmior et potentior est oper

In old records. A place In monasteries, and elsewhere, where the poor were received and supplied with food. Spelman. Hence the word "infirmary." FIRMARIUS (Law Lat.) A termor; a le

In old records. A place in monasteries, and elsewhere, where the poor were received and supplied with food. Spelman. Hence the word "infirmary."

A tenant for life or less.

In forest law. Doe season. Cowell.

In old records. A farm. FIRMIOR ET POTENTIOR EST OPERAtio legls quam dispositio hominis. The operation of law is firmer and more powerful than the will of man. Co. Litt. 102.

“Firm energy” and “allottees” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in regulations promulgated before July 19, 1940, by the Secretary and in effect on July 19, 1940;

More firm and more powerful is the operation of the law than the will of man.

In old English law. An assurance of some privilege, by deed or charter.

Where a statute requires an affidavit that an appellant from an award of a board of arbitrators “firmly believes injustice has been done,” it is not sufficient to express belief, o

Section 203(a)(7) requires that 'physical presence in the United States (be) a consequence of an alien's flight in search of refuge,' and further that 'the physical presence must b

A firm name is such name as the copartners choose to adopt, and may disclose the names of all the partners or of none of them, or the name of but one of them may be used as the fir

The business name used by a partnership.

The term “firm offer of credit or insurance” means any offer of credit or insurance to a consumer that will be honored if the consumer is determined, based on information in a cons

In old English law. Liberty

In a will the word “first” may not import precedence of one bequest over another. Everett v. Carr, 59 Me. 330; Swasey V. American Bible Society, 57 Me. 523.

The First Amendment's protection of association prohibits a State from excluding a person from a profession or punishing him solely because he is a member of a particular political

the First Amendment's basic guarantee is of freedom to advocate ideas

The First and Fourteenth Amendments safeguard the rights of free speech and assembly by limitations on state action, not on action by the owner of private property used nondiscrimi

The term "first applicable registration" means the first registration or renewal of registration by a qualified practitioner under this section that occurs on or after th

As used in this subsection, the term “first applicant” means an applicant that, on the first day on which a substantially complete application containing a certification described

The term “first approved applicant” means any applicant that has submitted an application that— (AA) is for a competitive generic therapy that is approved on the first day on which

In this subsection, the term “first assistant to the position of Inspector General” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).2 / In t

“first carrier” means the first carrier transporting a loaded container or trailer in intermodal transportation.

The term “first certified title status report” means the title status report needed to verify title status on Indian land.

The term "first class" is a relative term, aiid depends upon the use of the thing to which it is applied, and the character of the persons who are to use it. 218 111. 90.

In the postal laws. A11 mailable matter containing writing and ali else that is sealed against inspection.

Matter received at the United States post-offices, in writing or sealed against inspection.