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FLOTAGES

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1. Such things as by accident swim on the top of great rivers or the sea. Cowefl. 2. A commission paid to water bailiffs. Cun. Diet. … [Read more...]

FLICHWITE

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In Saxon law. A fine on account of brawls and quarrels. Spelman. … [Read more...]

FLOTSAM

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1. The floating debris from a ship wrecked at sea. 2. A name for the goods which float upon the sea when castoverboard for the safety of the ship or when a ship is sunk. Distinguished from "jetsam"and "ligan." Bract lib. 2 c. 5; 5 Coke. 100; 1 Bl. Comm. 292. … [Read more...]

FLIGHT

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In criminal law. The act of one under accusation, who evades fhe law by voluntarily withdrawing himself. It is presumptive evidence of guilt. … [Read more...]

FLOTSAM OR FLOTSAN

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A name for the goods which float upon the sea when a ship is sunk, in distinction from Jetsam, and Legan. … [Read more...]

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