A rule that still a majority of states subscribe to in which one spouse seeking the divorce must allege and prove that the other spouse is at fault for making the marriage untenable. Traditional fault grounds for divorce are adultery, cruelty, abandonment or desertion, confinement in prison, insanity and physical incapacity. Many states now have no-fault divorce in which no … [Read more...] about FAULT DIVORCE
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FARMER
1. The lessee of a farm. It is said that every lessee for life or years, although it be but of a small house and land is called "farmer." This word implies no mystery, except it be that of husbandman. Cunningham; Cowell. 2. A husbandman or agriculturist; one who cultivates a farm, whether the land be his own or another's. 3. One who assumes the collection of the public … [Read more...] about FARMER
FATAL INJURY
An injury that results in the death of the victim. … [Read more...] about FATAL INJURY
FAUTOR
In old English law. A favorer or supporter of others; an abettor. Cowell; Jacob. A partisan. One who encouraged resistance to the execution of process. In Spanish law. Accomplice; the person who aids or assists another in the commission of a crime. … [Read more...] about FAUTOR
FARO
An unlawful game of cards, in which all the other players play against the banker or dealer, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack. Webster; Ward v. State, 22 Ala. 19; U. S. v. Smith, 27 Fed. Cas. 1149; Patterson v. State, 12 Tex. App. 224. … [Read more...] about FARO