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A mar- FOIRFAULT. In old Scotch law. To ried woman; a feme covert. forfeit 1 How. State Tr. 027 Source: Black’s Law […]

In medical jurisprudence. An unborn child. An infant in ventre sa m&re Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Engllsh law. Fog-gage or fog; a kind of rank grass of late growth, and not eaten in summer. Spelman; Cowell […]

In medical jurisprudence. Destruction of the ftetus; the act by which criminal abortion is produced. 1 Beck, Med. Jur. 288; Guy, Med. […]

In the civil law. The pro-duce of animals, and the fruit of other prop-erty, which are acquired to the owner of such […]

In international law. A treaty; a league; a compact Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the clvll law. Interest on money; the lending of money on lnterest Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

See Foddeb Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A mine. Co. Lltt 6a Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Food for horses or cattle. In ‘eudal law, the term also denoted a preroga-tive of the prince to be provided with corn, […]

Provisions to be paid by custom to the royal purveyors. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

House-bote; fire-bote. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Engllsh law. Firewood. The rlght of taking wood for the fire. Fire-bote. Cunningham Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A run-away; fugltive; one escaped from justice, or who has no “hlaford Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In oid English law. The offense of harboring a fugitive, the penalty attached to which was one of the rights of the […]

on a criminal trial in former times, it was usual after a verdict of not guilty to inquire also, “Did he fly […]

In railroading, a flying switch is made by uncoupling the cars from the engine while in motion, and throw-ing the cars onto […]

Lat. A river; a public river; flood ; flood-tide Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. Flow. Per fluxum et refluxum maris, by the flow and reflow of the sea. Dal. pl. 10 Source: […]

In Roman law. A servi* tude which conslsts in the right to conduct the rain-water, collected from the roof and carried off […]

wild fowl; water-fowl. 11 East, 571, note Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This term has ac-quired a definite and specific meaning in latv. It commonly imports raising and set-ting back water on another’s land, […]

Flood; flood-tide. Bract, fol Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A name for the goods which float upon the sea when cast overboard for the safety of the ship, or when a […]

In oid English law. High-water mark; flood-mark. 1 And. 88.89 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)