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FRUSCA TERRA

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In old records. Uncultivated and desert ground. 2 Mon. Angl. 327; Cowell. … [Read more...]

FRONTAGE-FRONTAGER

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In English law a frontager is a person owning or occupying land which abuts on a highway, river, sea-shore, or the like. The term is generally used with reference to the liability of frontagers on streets to contribute towards the expense of paving, draining, or other works on the highway carried out by a local authority, in proportion to the frontage of their respective … [Read more...]

FRUSSURA

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A breaking; plowing. Cowell. Frustra agit qui judicium prosequi nequit cum effectu. He sues to no purpose who cannot prosecute his judgment with effect, [who cannot have the fruits of his Judgment.] Fleta, lib. 6, c. 37, … [Read more...]

FRONTIER

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In international law. That portion of the territory of any country which lies close along "the border line of another country, and so "fronts" or faces it The term means something more than the boundary line itself, and includes a tract or strip of country, of indefinite extent, contiguous to the line. Stoughton v. Mott 15 Vt. 169. … [Read more...]

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