Legal Terms- F Flashcards
F.A.S.
“Free alongside ship”; delivery at dock for ship named.
F.O.B.
“Free on board”; seller will deliver to car, truck, vessel, or other conveyance by which goods are to be transported, without expense or risk of loss to the buyer or consignee.
FABRICATE
To construct; to invent a false story.
FACSIMILE
An exact or accurate copy of an original instrument.
FACTOR
A commercial agent.
FEASANCE
The doing of an act.
FELONIOUS
Criminal, malicious.
FELONY
Generally, a criminal offense that may be punished by death or imprisonment for more than one year as differentiated from a misdemeanor.
FEME SOLE
A single woman.
FIDUCIARY
A person who is invested with rights powers to be exercised for the benefit of another person.
FIERI FACIAS
A writ of execution commanding the sheriff to levy and collect the amount of a judgement from the goods and chattels of the judgement debtor.
FINDING OF FACT
Determination from proof or judicial notice of the existence of a fact. A ruling implies a supporting finding of a fact; no separate or formal finding is required unless required by a statute of this state.
FISCAL
Relating to accounts or the management of revenue.
FORECLOSURE (sale)
A sale of mortgaged property to obtain satisfaction of the mortgage out of the sale proceeds.
FORFEITURE
A penalty, a fine.
