Law Dictionary

As applied to a number of days required for notice this phrase includes either the first or last day, but not both. Stroud v. Water Co., 66 N. J. L. 422, 28 Atl. 678. See Time.

In old records. A forebalk; a balk (that is, an unplowed piece of land) lying forward or next the highway. Cowell.

To deprive forever; to shut out. 9 Rich. II. c. 2; 6 Hen. VI. c. 4; Cowell. FORBARRER (Law Fr.) To tar out; to prevent or preclude; to estop. Cowell.

Banished.

Lat. Proscription; banishment. Spelman, voc. Farbannitus. LL. Longob. lib. 1, tit. 26, 1. 63, cited ibid.

To deprive one of a thing forever. Cowell.

To bar out; to exclude; to estop.

Forbatudus. L. Lat [from Sax. fore, before, and Fr. batre, to beat or strike.] In old European law. The first striker; he who struck the first blow, (primus feriens,) or offered th

In old English law. The aggressor slain in combat. Jacob.

A delay in enforcing rights; the act by which a creditor waits for the payment of a debt due him by the debtor after it has become due. It is sufficient consideration to support as

The statute expresses a necessary policy when it forbids in universal terms refunding in any manner any portion of the rates specified in the published tariffs, or extending to 'an

Such are the taxes already noted which are aimed at or discriminate against the commerce or impose a levy for the privilege of doing it, or tax interstate transportation or communi

By the English merchant shipping act, 1854, (17 & 18 Vict. c. 104,) § 2, any ship employed in trading, going bebween some place or places in the United Kingdom and some place or pl

removal only for "events that have occurred while [the officer is] in office." 804 F. Supp.

[p]ower, violence, or pressure directed against a person or thing," Black's Law Dictionary 656 (7th ed. 1999), or "unlawful violence threatened or committed against persons or prop

fr. In old English law. A technical term applied to a species of accessory before the fact.

A phrase used In declarations of trespass and in indictments, but now necessary in declarations, to denote that the act complained of was done with violence. 2 Chit. PI. 846, 850.

called also “vi metuque,” means that any contract or act extorted under the pressure of force (vis) or under the Influence of fear (metus) is voidable on that ground, provided, of

that any contract or act extorted under the pressure of force (ins) or under the influence of fear (metus) is voidable on that ground, provided, of course, that the force or the fe

One who could not be disinherited by will; in Roman law, one compelled by law to accept an inheritance.

In Louisiana. Those persons whom the testator or donor cannot deprive of the portion of his estate reserved for them by law, except in cases where he has a just cause to disinherit

The term "forced labor" means any work or service that is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for nonperformance and that the worker does not offer to

“Forced labor”, as herein used, shall mean all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does

The term "forced marriage" means a marriage to which 1 or both parties do not or cannot consent, and in which 1 or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is present.

a merger plan foisted upon one of the parties by the Commission, as distinguished from a merger voluntarily initiated by the participating carriers.

Where a license to a corporation was to cease if the licensor was “forced out of the company,” and one who had acquired all the stock, except that held by the licensor, procured fr

A sale under process of law, and against the consent of the owner. It does not embrace a sale under a power in a mortgage. 15 Fla. 336.

Forestalling the market.

Fr. & Eng. [Lat. vis.] Validity; efficacy; power in law to bind or coerce. An obligation or law is said to be "of force," or "in force" so long as compliance with it can be lawfull

Fr. [L. Lat. /orfco.] In old English law. A technical term applied to a species of accessory before the fact. Stat. Westm. I, c. 14. See Fortia.

Fr. A fortress. Stat. Westm. 1, c. 17.

Vis major, act of God.

For purposes of this subsection and subsections ( l ) and (m), the term “force-placed insurance” means hazard insurance coverage obtained by a servicer of a federally related mortg

L. Lat. In old English law. A strong box, or chest for keeping papers. Quare quoddam forcerium vel cistam fregit. Reg. Orig. 94 b, 95.

The military and naval resources of a country.

Pre-emption. Blount.

Fr. In old practice. To divide, in the process of essoining; to fourch. Stat. Westm. 1, c. 43. See Fourcher.

I. I. In old English law. Force.

Withholding possession of lands or tenements of another by force.

An entry into the possession of another with actual violence or such show of force as to intimidate or tend to a breach of the peace. See 84 Ga. 669, 20 Am. St. Rep. 389, and note,

This proceeding has no relation to the rights of property of the parties. It turns entirely on the facts of lawful possession by the plaintiff and unlawful entry by the defendant.

A forcible entry or detainer consists in violently taking or keeping possession of lands or tenements, by means of threats, force, or arms, and without authority of law. Comyn, Dig

Such a trespass as would amount to a breach of the peace. See 58 Am. Dec. 282.

coercing avowal of a belief not entertained.

Foreclore. L. Fr. [from for, out, and clore, to shut.] To shut out, or exclude; to foreclose. Et forclorra le frere et la soer; and shall shut out the brother and the sister. Britt

The words 'for collection' evidently had a meaning. That meaning was intended to limit the effect which would have been given to the indorsement without them, and warned the party

In old records. A ford or shal- FORDAL (Saxon). A butt or headband; a piece.

A butt or headland, jutting out upon other land. Cowell.

In old European law. He who first assaulted another. Spelman.

Lat. In old records. Grass or herbage growing on the edge or bank of dykes or ditches. Cowell.

In old records. Grass or herbage growing on the edge or bank of dykes or ditches. Cowell. FORE (Saxon). Before (Fr.) Out. Kelham.

Before.

An unploughed strip next the highway.

In Scotch law. To for feit; to lose.

Lat. Ffrom Sax. fore, before, and eeapan, to buy.] In old records. Pre-emption. Blount,

The terms “foreclosure” and “foreclose” mean, respectively, acquiring, and to acquire, a vessel or facility through— (I) (aa) purchase at sale under a judgment or decree, power of

A closing up, shutting out,' barring, preclusion. 1. Specifically, the extinguishment of a mortgagor's equity of redemption beyond possibility of recall.' A mortgage is foreclosed

The terms “foreclosure” and “foreclose” mean, respectively, acquiring, and to acquire, a vessel or facility through— (I) (aa) purchase at sale under a judgment or decree, power of

Properly speaking, a decree ordering the strict foreclosure (see infra) of a mortgage; but the term is also loosely and conventionally applied to a decree ordering the sale of the

the qualifying clause of § 3 is satisfied by proof that competition has been foreclosed in a substantial share of the line of commerce affected.

The term “foreclosure proceeding” means— (A) a foreclosure or similar legal proceeding to enforce a lien on property, whether real or personal, that secures a nonaccrual or distres

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “foreclosure property” means any real property acquired by the financial institution as the result of having bid on such property at for

A sale, judicial or otherwise, in the enforcement of a lien, pledge or mortgage.

In Scotch law. To forfeit; to lose.

A premium for a lease.

An ancestor.

Royal purveyors. 26 Edw.

In English law. A species of rent which is a premium given by the tenant at the time of taking the lease, as on the renewal of leases by ecclesiastical corporations, which is consi

A domicile established by a citizen or subiect of one sovereignty within the territory 'oi another.

The terms “person”, “domestic”, and “foreign” have the meanings given such terms by paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of section 7701(a) of title 26 , respectively. / the terms “foreign

Every grant of administration is strictly confined in its authority and operation to the limits of the territory of the government which grants it; and does not, de jure, extend to

The term "foreign adversary" means any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adv

The term “foreign adversary country” means a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10 .

the term “foreign affiliation” means a funded or unfunded academic, professional, or institutional appointment or position with a foreign government or government-owned entity, whe

the term “foreign agent” means any officer, employee, proxy, servant, delegate, or representative of a foreign government; / The terms “foreign instrumentality”, “foreign agent”, a

The term "foreign air carrier" has the meaning given the term in section 40102 of title 49. / For purposes of this subsection, the terms “air transportation”, “air carrie

In this chapter, the terms “aircraft engine”, “air navigation facility”, “appliance”, “civil aircraft”, “foreign air commerce”, “interstate air commerce”, “landing area”, “overseas

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “air transportation”, “air carrier”, “foreign air carrier” and “foreign air transportation” have the meanings such terms have under secti

An answer not triable in the county where it is made. Stat. 15 Hen. VI. c. 5; Blount.

The term “foreign antitrust authority” means a governmental entity of a foreign state or of a regional economic integration organization that is vested by such state or such organi

The term “foreign antitrust laws” has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 [15 U.S.C. 6211]. / The term “fore

An officer in the exchequer who examines the sheriff's estreat, comparing them with the records, and apposeth (interrogates) the sheriff what he says to each particniar sum therein

An officer In the exchequer who examines the sheriff’s estreats, comparing them with the records, and apposeth (interrogates) the sheriff what he says to each particular sum therei

“foreign area” means— (A) the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and (B) any other area outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and territo

An assignment made in a foreign country or in another state. 2 Kent 405. See Assignment.

“foreign assistance” means any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a foreign country or international organization under this chapter or any oth

Craig, by virtue of the foreign attachment, was entitled to all the property belonging to Banks in Forde's hands, beyond what was necessary to satisfy the judgment for which Forde

The term “foreign auditor oversight authority” means any governmental body or other entity empowered by a foreign government to conduct inspections of public accounting firms or ot

The term “foreign authority” means a foreign judicial authority, a foreign authority responsible for the investigation or prosecution of criminal offenses or for proceedings relate

The term “foreign bank” has the meaning given to such term by section 1(b)(7) of the International Banking Act of 1978 [ 12 U.S.C. 3101(b)(7) ]. / “foreign bank” means any company

As the bankrupt law of a foreign country is incapable of operating a legal transfer of property in the United States, the remaining two thirds of the fund are liable to the attachi

For purposes of section 952(a)(2), the term “foreign base company income” means for any taxable year the sum of— (1) the foreign personal holding company income for the taxable yea

For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term “foreign base company sales income” means income (whether in the form of profits, commissions, fees, or otherwise) derived in connection

For purposes of subsection (a)(3), the term “foreign base company services income” means income (whether in the form of compensation, commissions, fees, or otherwise) derived in co

The term “foreign-based documentation” means any documentation which is outside the United States and which may be relevant or material to the tax treatment of the examined item.

A bill of exchange drawn by a citizen of one state on a citizen of another state or country. See 6 B. Mon. (Ky.) 60, 43 Am. Dec. 145.

a bill of exchange drawn in one of the states of this union, on a person in another, is a foreign bill, and to be treated as such; and that in this respect they are to be considere

The object of drawing a foreign bill in sets is for the convenience of the payee, or other holder, to enable him to forward the same for acceptance by different conveyances, and th

The term "foreign biological threat" means biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally occurring infectious diseases, or accidental exposures to biological materials, wit

A custom in London, which, being found prejudicial to sellers of cattle in Smlthfield, was aboli^ihed. Wharton.