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This is a species of tenure, where land is held of another in perpetuity at a yearly rent without fealty, homage, or other services than such as are specially comprised in the feoffment. It corresponds very nearly to the "emphyteusis" of the Roman law. Fee-farm is where an estate in fee is granted subject to a rent in fee of at least one-fourth of the value of the lands at the … [Read more...] about FEE-FARM

Taxes that are owed and paid pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and in addition to state, city or municipal tax. … [Read more...] about FEDERAL TAXES

compensation. Certain perquisites allowed by law to officers concerned in the administration of justice, or in the performance of duties required by law, as a recompense for their labor and trouble.2. The term fees differs from costs in this, that the former are, as above mentioned, a recompense to the officer for his services, and the latter, an indemnification to the, party … [Read more...] about FEES

The federal Act which provides for compensation for federal employees whose injuries occurred within the scope of the employee's work for the federal government. … [Read more...] about FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT

In English law. A freehold estate of inheritance, absolute and unqualified. It stands at the head of estates as the highest in dignity and the most ample in extent; since every other kind of estate is derivable thereout, and mergeable therein. It may be enjoyed not only in land, but also in advowsons, commons, estovers, and other hereditaments, as well as in personalty, as an … [Read more...] about FEE-SIMPLE