A cost that does not change or vary. … [Read more...] about FIXED COST
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FISK
In Scotch law. The fiscus or fisc. The revenue of the crown. Generally used of the personal estate of a rebel which has been forfeited to the crown. Bell. … [Read more...] about FISK
FIXED IN A TANGIBLE MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION
The legal requirement for a work of authorship to be put into some fixed and more permanent physical format before it is eligible for copyright protection, e.g. writing a book I the sand right next to the beach would not qualify nor would unrecorded speech. … [Read more...] about FIXED IN A TANGIBLE MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION
FISSURE VEIN
In mining law. A vein or lode of mineralised matter filling a preexisting fissure or crack in the earth's crust extending across the strata and generally extending indefinitely downward. See Crocker v. Manley, 164 111. 282, 46 N. EL 577, 56 Am. St Rep. 196. … [Read more...] about FISSURE VEIN
FIXED INCOME
A regular stream of income that doesn't change over time, an annuity such as a retirement benefit. … [Read more...] about FIXED INCOME