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FORTALICE

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A fortress or place of strength, which anciently did not pass without a special grant 11 Hen. VII. c. 18. … [Read more...]

FORNICATION

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Unlawful sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons. Further, if one of the persons be married and the other not, it is fornication on the part of the latter, though adultery for the former. In some jurisdictions, however, by statute, it is adultery on the part of both persons if the woman is married, whether the man is married or not. … [Read more...]

FORTALITIUM

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In old Scotch law. A fortalice; a castle. Properly a house or tower which has a battlement or a ditch or moat about it. … [Read more...]

FORMALITY

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The conditions which must be observed in making contracts, and the words which the law gives to be used in order to render them valid; it also signifies the conditions which the law requires to make regular proceedings. … [Read more...]

FORNIX

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Lat. A brothel; fornication. … [Read more...]

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