A lien or claim upon something that takes precedence over all others to be satisfied. … [Read more...]
FIRE
(A) To terminate an employee's employment. (B) The effect of combustion. The juridical meaning of the word does not differ from the vernacular. 1 Pars. Mar. Law, 231,. et seq. Fire and sword, letters of. In old Scotch law. Letters issued from the privy council in Scotland, addressed to the sheriff of the county, authorizing him to call for the assistance of the county to … [Read more...]
FIRMARIUS
L. Lat. A fermor. A lessee of a term. Firtnarii comprehend all such as hold by lease for life or lives or for year, by deed or without deed. 2 Inst. 144, 145; 1 Washb. Real Prop. 107. … [Read more...]
FIRST MORTGAGE
A mortgage or claim against property that is paramount and superior to all other mortgage claims upon the property. … [Read more...]
FIRE ACCIDENTAL
One which arises in consequence of some human agency, without any intention, or which happens by some natural cause, without human agency. 2. Whether a fire arises purely by accident, or from any other cause when it becomes uncontrollable and dangerous to the public, a man may, in general, justify the destruction of a house on fire for the protection of the neighborhood, for … [Read more...]