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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...]

FOSSA

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In the civil law. A ditch; a receptacle of water, made by hand. Dig. 43, 14, 1, 5. In old English law. A ditch. A pit full of water, in which women committing felony were drowned. A grave or sepulcher. Spelman. … [Read more...]

FORTUIT

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In French law. Accidental; fortuitous. Cas forfait, a fortuitous event Fortuitmcnt, accidentally; by chance. … [Read more...]

FOSSAGIUM

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In old English law. The duty levied on the inhabitants for repairing the moat or ditch round a fortified town. … [Read more...]

FORTUITOUS

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Accidental; undesigned; adventitious. Resulting from unavoidable physical causes. Fortuitous collision. In maritime law. The accidental running foul of vessels. Peters v. Warren Ins. Co., 14 Pet. 112. 10 L. Ed. 3T1. Fortuitous event. In the civil law. That which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. An unforeseen occurrence, not caused by either of the parties, nor such … [Read more...]

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