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FOREIGN PLEA

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One which, if true, carries the cause out of the court where it is brought, by showing that the matter alleged is not within its jurisdiction. It must be on oath and before imparlance. Bac. Ab. Abatement, R. … [Read more...]

FOREGOERS

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Royal purveyors. 26 Edw. III. c 5. … [Read more...]

FOREIGNER

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In old English law, this term, when used with reference to a particular city, designated any person who was not an inhabitant of that city. According to later usage, it denotes a person who is not a citizen or subject of the state or country of which mention is made, or any one owing allegiance to a foreign state or sovereign. For the distinctions, in Spanish law, between … [Read more...]

FOREHAND RENT

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In English law. Rent payable in advance; or, more properly, a species of premium or bonus paid by the tenant on the making of the lease, and particularly on the renewal of leases by ecclesiastical corporations. … [Read more...]

FOREIGNERS

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Aliens; persons born in another country than the United States, who have not been naturalized. … [Read more...]

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