An ancient writ in Eng-lish law which was available for one who had a right to lands or tenements by virtue of a gift in tall. It was in the nature of a writ of right, and was the highest action that a tenant in tall could have; for he conld not have an absolute writ of right, that being confined to such as claimed in fee-simple, and for that reason this writ of formedon was granted to him hy the statute de donis, (westm. 2,13 Edw. I. c. 1,) and was emphatically called “his” writ of right. The writ was distinguished into three species, viz.: Formedon in the descender, in the re-malnder, and in the reverter. It was abolished in England by St. 3 & 4 wm. IV. c. 27. See 3 Bl. Comm. 191; Co. Litt. 316; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 255
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Formed writs; writs of form. See Bhevia Formata
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An action for which a set form of words is prescribed, which must be strictly adhered to. 10 Mod. 140, 141
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The conditions, in regard to method, order, arrangement, nse ot technical expressions, performance of specific acts, etc., which are required by the law In the maklng of contracts or conveyances, or in the taking of legal proceedlngs, to in-sure their validity and regularity. Succession of Seymour, 48 La. Ann. 993, 20 South. 217
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Relating to matters of form; as, “formal defects;” inserted, added, oi joined pro forma. See Pasties
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In England, robes worn by the magistrates of a city or corpo-ratlon, etc., on solemn occasions. Enc. Lond
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1. A model or skeleton of an Instrument to’be used in a judicial proceeding, containing the principal necessary matters, the proper technical terms or phrases, and whatever else is necessary to make it for-mally correct, arranged in proper and methodical order, and capable of heing adapted to the circumstances of the specific case
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Lat Form; the prescribed form of judiclal proceedlngs
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L. Fr. In old English law. to forswear; to abjure
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Land in the diocese of Hereford, which had a peculiar custom attached to it, but which has been long since disused, although the name is retained. But Snrv. 56
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In old English lnw. Forejudges A forejudgment. A judg-ment of court whereby a man is put out of possession of a thing. Co. Litt. 100b
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Forejudged; sent from court; banished. Deprived of a thing by judgment of court. Bract fol. 250b; Co. Lltt. 100b; Du Cange
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In old English law. Portioned off. A son was sald to be forisfamiliated (fortefamiliari) if hie father assigned him part of his land, and gave him seisin thereof, and did this at the request or with the free consent of the son himself, who expressed himself satisfied with such portion, 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 42, 110
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In old ‘ English law. Put Out of a family? portioned off; emancipated; forisfamiliated. Bract, fol.64
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A crime or offense through which property is forfeited
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A criminal, one who has forfeited his life by commission of a capital offeuse. Spelman
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Lat. To forfeit; to lose an estate or other property on account of some criminal or illegal act. To confls-cate
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Forfeited. Bona fo-risfacta, forfeited goods. 1 Bl. Comm. 299. A crime. Du Cange; Spelman
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Lat. Abroad; out of doors ; on the outside of a place; without; extrinsic
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Lat Foreign; exterior; outside; extraordinary. Servitium fo-rinsecvm, the payment of aid, scutage, and other extraordinary military services. Fo-rinsecum mancrium, the manor, or that part of it which lies outside the bare or town, and is not included within the liberties of it. Cowell; Blount; Jacob; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 273
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In old English law. Exterior ; foreign; extraordinary. In feudal law, the term “forinsic services” compre-hended the payment of extraordinary aids or the rendition of extraordinary mllitary services, and in this sense was opposed to “intrinsic services.” 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 273
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