The killing of a woman. Wharton. … [Read more...] about FEMICIDE
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FELLOW-HEIR
A co-heir; partner of the same inheritance. … [Read more...] about FELLOW-HEIR
FEMININE
What belongs to the female sex. 2. When the feminine is used, it is generally confined to females; as, if a man bequeathed all his mares to his son, his horses would not pass. Vide: 3 Brev. R. 9 Gender; Man; Masculine. … [Read more...] about FEMININE
FELLOW-SERVANTS
"The decided weight of authority is to the effect that all who serve the same master, work under the same control, derive authority and compensation from the same common source, and are engaged in the same general business, though it may be in different grades or departments of it, are fellow-servants, who take the risk of each other's negligence." 2 Thomp. Neg. p. 1026, s 31. … [Read more...] about FELLOW-SERVANTS
FEMME OR FEME
Woman. 2. This word is frequently used in law. Baron and feme, husband and wife; feme covert, a. married woman; feme sole, a single woman. 3. A feme covert, is a married woman. A feme covert may sue and be sued at law, and will be treated as a feme sole, when the husband is civiliter mortuus. … [Read more...] about FEMME OR FEME