A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters. Cowell. … [Read more...]
FORI DISPUTATIONES
In the civil law. Discussions or arguments before a court. 1 Kent, Comm. 530. … [Read more...]
FORESTALL
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
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
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...]