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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

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

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

A national standard on which are certain emblems; an ensign; a banner. It is carried by soldiers, ships, etc., and commonly displayed at forts and many other suitable places. Flag;, duty of the. This was an ancient ceremony in acknowledgment of British sovereignty over the British seas, by which a foreign vessel struck her flag and lowered her top-sail on meeting the British … [Read more...] about FLAG

To run away from, e.g. to flee justice, to flee the scene of a crime. … [Read more...] about FLEE