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FORESTALL

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To intercept or obstruct a passenger on the king's highway. CowelL To beset the way of a tenant so as to prevent his coming on the premises. 3 Bl. Comm. 170. To intercept a deer on his way to the forest before he can regain it Cowell. Forestaller. In old English law. Obstruction; hindrance;' the offense of stopping the highway; the hindering a tenant from coming to his land; … [Read more...]

FORINSECUS

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Lat. Foreign; exterior; outside; extraordinary. Servitium forinsecum, the payment of aid, scutage, and other extraordinary military services. Forinsecum manerium, the manor, or that part of it which lies outside the bars or town, and is not included within the liberties of it. Cowell; Blount; Jacob; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 273. … [Read more...]

FORESTALLING THE MARKET

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The act of the buying or contracting for any merchandise or provision on its way to the market, with the intention of selling it again at a higher price; or the dissuading persons from bringing their goods or provisions there; or persuading them to enhance the price when there. 4 Bl. Comm. 158. Barton v. Morris, 10 Phila. (Pa.) 361. This was formerly an indictable offense In … [Read more...]

FORINSIC

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In old English law. Exterior; foreign; extraordinary. In feudal law, the term "forinsic services" comprehended the payment of extraordinary aids or the rendition of extraordinary military services, and in this sense was opposed to "intrinsic services." 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 273. … [Read more...]

FORESTARIUS

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In English law. A forester. An officer who takes care of the woods and forests. De forcstario apponendo, a writ which lay to appoint a forester to prevent further commission of waste when a tenant in dower had committed waste. Bract. 316; Du Cange. In Scotch law. A forester or keeper of woods, to whom, by reason of his office, retains the bark and the hewn branches. And, when … [Read more...]

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