In the civil law. Belonging to or connected with a court; forensic. Forensis homo, an advocate; a pleader of causes; one who practices in court Calvin. In old Scotch, law. A strange man or stranger; an out-dwelling man; an "unfree-man," who dwells not within burgh. … [Read more...]

(A) When property or a privilege or right is lost as a result of a violation of law, for example, the loss of a driver's license after committing excessive moving violations. (B) punishment, torts. Forfeiture is a punishment annexed by law to some illegal act, or negligence, in the owner of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, whereby he loses all his interest therein, and they … [Read more...]

is used in Scotch law as aforesaid is in English, and sometimes, in a plural form, foresaids. 2 How. Stote Tr. 715. Forsoidis occurs in old Scotch records. "The Loirdis assesouris forsaidis." 1 Pitc. Crim. Tr. pt 1, p. 107. … [Read more...]

Old law. The name of a penalty formerly incurred by a ward in chivalry, when he or she married contrary to the wishes of his or her guardian in chivalry. The latter, who was the ward's lord, had an interest in controlling the marriage of his female wards, and he could exact a price for his consent and, at length, it became customary to sell the marriage of wards of both sexes. … [Read more...]

Foresaken; disavowed. 10 Edw. II. c. 1. … [Read more...]