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A apecial privilege conferred by government npon an individual or corporation, and which does not belong to the citizens of the country […]

France. Bract fol. 427b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In French feudal law. An allod; a free lnheritance; or an estate held free of any services except such ad* were due […]

A freeman. Chart Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Fr. Expense; charges; costs. Frais d’un prods, costs of a suit Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A French coin of the value of a little over eighteen cents Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. The breaking or wreck of ships; the same as naufragium, (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Fragments. A name sometimes applied (especially in cita-tions) to the Digest or Pandects in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, as […]

As applied to tracts of land, particularly townships, sections, quar-ter sections, and other divisions according to the government survey, and aiso mining […]

Arable land. Mon. Angl Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. A breaking; division; fraction; a portion of a thing less than the whole Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A breaking, or breaking up; a fragment or broken part; a portion of a thing, less than the whole. Jory v. Pal-ace […]

A form of socialism. See 1 Mill, Pol. Ec. 260 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Such fowls as are preserved under the game laws in war-rens. According to Manwood, these are partridges and pheasants. According to Coke, […]

The seas surrounding Eng-land. These were divided into the western, including the Scotch aud Irish; the North? ern, or North sea; the […]

Fr. To fork. This was a method of delaying an action anciently re-sorted to by defendants wben two of them were Joined […]

Fr. In old French iaw. An oven or bake-house. Four banal, an oven, owned by the seignior of the estate, to which […]

The face of a writ-ten Instrument. That which is contained on the face of a deed (without auy aid from the knowledge […]

Founderous; out of re-pair, as a road. Cro. Car. 366 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Based upon; arising from, growing out of, or resting upon; as in the expressions “founded in fraud,” “founded on a consideration,” “founded […]

The person who endows an eleemosynary corporation or institution, or supplies the funds for Its establishment. See Foundation Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In Hindu law. Under the Mogul government a magistrate of the police over a large district, who took cognizance of all criminal […]

The founding or build-ing of a college or hospital. The incorpora-tion or endowment of a college or hospital is the foundation; and […]

ND. Land given, assigned, or allotted to the finding of food or victuals for any person or persons; as in monasteries for […]