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FINDINGS

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The result of the deliberation and conclusions drawn by a court. … [Read more...]

FINIUM REGUNDORUM ACTIO

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In the civil law. Action for regulating bound. aries. The name of an action which lay between those who had lands bordering on each other, to settle disputed boundaries. Mackeld. Rom. Law, 5 499. … [Read more...]

FINE

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(A) conveyance, Practice. An amicable composition or agreement of a suit, either actual or fictitious, by leave of the court, by which the lands in question become, or are acknowledged to be the right of one of the parties. Co. Litt. 120; 2 Bl. Com. 349; Bac. Abr. Fines and Recoveries. A fine is so called, because it puts an end, not only to the suit thus commenced, but also to … [Read more...]

FINORS

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Those that purify gold and silver, and part them by fire and water from coarser metals; and therefore, in the statute of 4 Hen. VII. c. 2, they are also called "parters." Termes de la Ley. … [Read more...]

FINAL PAYMENT

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A payment that reduces the amount owed to zero or results in no further obligations. … [Read more...]

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