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FSBO

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See for sale by owner … [Read more...]

FUGITIVUS

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In the civil law. A fugitive; a runaway slave. Dig. 11, 4; Cod. 6, 1. See the various definitions of this word in Dig. 21, 1, 17. … [Read more...]

FRUITS OF CRIME

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The benefits resulting from a criminal act, such as the money stolen from a bank. … [Read more...]

FROLIC AND DETOUR

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Term used to describe conduct outside the scope of an employee's employment, referring to non-employment related destinations visited by the employee while supposedly en route to a destination on behalf of the employer. For example, an employee may decide to visit a girlfriend while he is supposed to be traveling directly from work to pick up an appliance for the office from a … [Read more...]

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