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FOUND INNOCENT

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A defendant that has been found not guilty of the commission of a crime by a judge or court after a trial or hearing. … [Read more...]

FR.

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A Latin abbreviation for "fragmentum," a fragment, used in citations to the Digest or Pandects in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, the several extracts from juristic writings of which it is composed being so called. … [Read more...]

FOUNDATION

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The founding or building of a college or hospital. The incorporation or endowment of a college or hospital is the foundation; and he who endows it with land or other property is the founder. … [Read more...]

FRACTIO

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Lat. A breaking; division; fraction; a portion of a thing less than the whole. … [Read more...]

FORTSTALLING

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crim. law. Every practice or device, by act, conspiracy, words, or news, to enhance the price of victuals or other provisions. 3 Inst. 196; Bac. Ab. h. t.; 1 Russ. Cr. 169; 4 Bl. Com. 158. 2. All endeavors whatever to enhance the common price of any merchandise, and all kinds of practices which have that tendency, whether by spreading false rumors, or buying things in a market … [Read more...]

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