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In international law. A treaty; a league; a compact. … [Read more...] about FOEDUS

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