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One who receives and forwards goods, taking upon himself the expenses of transportation, for which he receives a compensation from the owners, having no concern in the vessels or w

The term “forward-looking statement” means— (A) a statement containing a projection of revenues, income (including income loss), earnings (including earnings loss) per share, capit

A state in defining the limits of adherence to precedent may make a choice for itself between the principle of forward operation and that of relation backward. It may say that deci

A general clause in a policy of insurance, intended to apply to all persons who have any Insurable interest. 1 Phill. Ins. 152. This phrase, or some similar one, must be inserted,

A ditch.

In the civil law. <A ditch; a receptacle of water, madeby hand. Dig. 43, 14, 1, 5. In old Englishlaw. Aditch. A pit full of water, in which women committing felony were drowned. A

A duty paid by the inhabitants of a town for care of a surrounding moat.

The duty levied on the inhabitants for repairing the moat or ditch around a fortified town. FOSSATORIUM OPERATIO (Lat.) The service or laboring done by the inhabitants and adjoinin

Work on a moat.

In old English law. Fosse-work; or the service of laboring, done by inhabitants and adjoining tenants, for the repair and maintenance of the ditches round a city or town, for which

A moat, which see.

Fr. A dyke or ditch. Britt. c. 20.

A small ditch. Cowell.

or FOSSE. One of the four ancient Roman ways through England. Spelman, voc. "Ikenild Street."

One of the four ancient Roman ways through England. Spelman.

One of the old Roman roads of England.

I. Afterwards; the entry, on record, of the proceedings on the trial of a cause, including the verdict.

Rearing a child not one’s own as one’s own.

a child welfare service which provides substitute family care for a planned period for a child when his own family cannot care for him for a temporary or extended period, and when

The term “foster care maintenance payments” means payments to cover the cost of (and the cost of providing) food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, school supplies, a child’s p

A child reared in fosterage.

The term “foster child adoption” means the final adoption of a child who, at the time of adoptive placement, was in foster care under the supervision of the State.

The term “foster child adoption rate” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the percentage determined by dividing— (A) the number of foster child adoptions finalized in

The term “foster child guardianship” means, with respect to a State, the exit of a child from foster care under the responsibility of the State to live with a legal guardian, if th

The term “foster child guardianship rate” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the percentage determined by dividing— (A) the number of foster child guardianships occu

a foster family home for children which is licensed by the State in which it is situated or has been approved, by the agency of such State responsible for licensing homes of this t

the term “foster grandparent” means a volunteer in the Foster Grandparent Program;

the term “Foster Grandparent Program” means the program established under part B of subchapter II;

An ancient custom in Ireland, in which persons put away their children to fosterers. Fostering was held to be a stronger alliance than blood, and the foster children participated i

Land given, assigned, or allotted to the finding of food or victuals for

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

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

For purposes of this subchapter, the term &quot;foundation manager&quot; 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 &quot;Framework&quot; means the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and referred