A name for the goods which float upon the sea when a ship is sunk, in distinction from Jetsam, and Legan. … [Read more...] about FLOTSAM OR FLOTSAN
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FLIGHT FROM PROSECUTION
See flee, the act of leaving the scene of a crime or running away to avoid capture. … [Read more...] about FLIGHT FROM PROSECUTION
FLOTSAM, FLOTSAN
A name for the goods which float upon the sea when cast overboard for the safety of the ship, or when a ship is sunk. Distinguished from "jetsam" and "ligan." Bract, lib. 2, c. 5; 5 Coke, 106; 1 Bl. Comm. 292. … [Read more...] about FLOTSAM, FLOTSAN
FLIM FLAM
Fraud, a confidence game that involves two or more actors who convince another of a scheme to get rich and will then disappear with the money. … [Read more...] about FLIM FLAM
FLIPPING
A real estate term used for quickly buying and then immediately selling real property at a profit, usually in very active and hot real estate markets. … [Read more...] about FLIPPING