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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

Latin, meaning He who flees judgment confesses his guilt. … [Read more...] about FATETUR FACINUS QUI JUDICIUM FUGIT

In old English law. False; counterfeit. Faux action, a false action. Litt. s. 688. Faux money, counterfeit money. St Westm. i, c. 15. Faux peys, false weights. Britt c. 20. Faux serement, a false oath. St Westm. 1, c. 38. In French law. A falsification or fraudulent alteration or suppression of a thing by words, by writings, or by acts without either. Biret."Faux may be … [Read more...] about FAUX

Lat. An ill-composed book containing a collection of miscellaneous subjects not properly associated nor scientifically arranged. Wharton. … [Read more...] about FARRAGO LIBELLI

domestic relations. He by whom a child is begotten. 2. A father is the natural guardian of his children, and his duty by the natural law consists in maintaining them and educating them during their infancy, and making a necessary provision for their happiness in life. This latter, however, is a duty which the law does not enforce. 3. By law, the father is bound to support his … [Read more...] about FATHER