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Vagabonds. Blount … [Read more...] about FOITERERS

On a criminal trial in former times, it was usual after a verdict of not guilty to Inquire also, "Did he fly for it?" This practice was abolished by the 7 A 8 Geo. IV., c. 28, … [Read more...] about FLY FOR IT

A married woman; a feme covert. Feeminse ab omnibus officiis civilibus vel publicis remotee sunt. Women are excluded from all civil and public charges or offices. Dig. 50, 17, 2; 1 Exch. 645; 6 Mees. & W. 216. Foeminse non sunt capaces de publicis officiis. Jenk. Cent. 237. Women are not admissible to public offices. … [Read more...] about FOEMINA VIRO CO-OPERTA

In Saxon law. A general assembly of the people In a town or shire. It appears to have had judicial functions of a limited nature, and also to have discharged political offices, such as deliberating upon the affairs of the commonwealth or ocomplaining of misgovernment and probably possessed considerable powers of local self-government The name was also given to any sort of a … [Read more...] about FOLC-GEMOTE

In railroading, a flying switch is made by uncoupling the cars from the engine while in motion, and throwing the cars onto the side track, by turning the switch, after the engine has passed it upon the main track. Greenleaf v. Illinois Cent. R Co., 29 Iowa, 39, 4 Am. Rep. 181; Baker v. Railroad Co., 122 Mo. 533, 28 8. W. 20. … [Read more...] about FLYING SWITCH