Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

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ed In perpetuity; and therefore, on the expiration of the term for which it had been granted, it re verted to the community, and was again distributed by the same authority. It was subject to many burdens and exactions from which boc-land was exempt. Wharton. FOLC-MOTE. A general assembly of the people, under the Saxons. See FOLO GEMOTE. FOLC-BIGHT. The common right of all the people. 1 Bl. Comm. 65, 67. The jus commune, or common law, men tioned in the laws of King Edward the El der, declaring the same equal right, law, or justice to be due to persons of all degrees. Wharton. FOLD-COURSE. In English law. Land to which the sole right of folding the cattle of others is appurtenant. Sometimes it means merely such right of folding. The right of folding on another's land, which is called "common foldage." Co. Litt. 6a, note 1. FOLDAGE. A privilege possessed in some places by the lord of a manor, which consists in the right of having his tenant's sheep to feed on hisfields,so as to manure the land. The name of toldage is also- given in parts of Norfolk to the customary fee paid to the lord for exemption at certain times from this duty. Elton, Com. 45, 46. FOLGARII. Menial servants; followers. Bract. POLGEEE. InoldEnglish law. A freeman, who has no house or dwelling of his own, but is the follower or retainer of another, {heorthfoest,) for whom he performs certain predial services. FOLGOTH. Official dignity. FOLIO. 1. A leaf. In the ancient law books it was the custom to number the leaves, instead of the pages; hence a folio would in clude both sides of the leaf, or two pages. The references to these books are made by the number of the folio, the letters "a" and "6" being added to show which of the two pages is intended; thus "Bracton, fol. 100a." 2. A large size of book, the page being ob tained by folding the sheet of paper once only in the binding. Many of the ancient law books are folios. 3. In computing the length of written legal documents, the term "folio" denotes a certain number of words, fixed by statute in some states at one hundred. The term "folio," when used as a measure for computing fees or compensation, or in any legal

proceedings, means one hundred words, counting every figure necessarily used as a word; and any portion of a folio, when in the whole draft or figure there is not a complete folio, and when there is any excess over the last folio, shall be computed as a folio. Gen. St. Minn. 1878, a 4, % 1, par. 4. FOLK-LAND; FOLK-MOTE. 8e« FOLO-LAND; FOLC-GEMOTE. FONDS PERDUS. In French law. A capital is said to be invested d, fonds perdus when it is stipulated that in consideration of the payment of an amount as interest, higher than the normal rate, the lender shall be re paid his capital in this manner. The borrow er, after having paid the interest during the period determined, is free as regards the cap ital itself. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 560. FONSADERA. In Spanish law. Any tribute or loan granted to the king for the purpose of enabling him to defray the ex penses of a war. F O N T A N A. A fountain or spring. Bract, fol. 233. FOOT. 1. A measure of length contain ing twelve inches or one-third of a yard. 2. The base, bottom, or foundation of any thing; and, by metonomy, the end or termi nation; as the foot of a tine. FOOT OF THE FINE. The fifth part of the conclusion of a fine. It includes the whole matter, reciting the names of the par ties, day, year, and place, and before whom it was acknowledged or levied. 2 Bl. Comm. 351. FOOTGELD. In the forest law. An amercement for not cutting out the ball or cutting off the claws of a dog's feet, (exped itating him.) To be quit of footgeld is to have the privilege of keeping dogs in the for est unlawed without punishment or control. Man wood. FOOT-PRINTS. In the law of evidence. Impressions made upon earth, snow, or other surface by the feet of persons, or by the shoes, boots, or other covering of the feet. Burrill, Circ. Ev. 264. FOR. In French law. A tribunal. Le for interieur, the interior forum; the tribu nal of conscience. Poth. Obi. pt. 1, c. 1, § 1, art. 3, § 4. FOR THAT. In pleading. Words used to introduce the allegations of a declaration. "For that" is a positive allegation; "For that whereas" is a recital. Ham. N. P. 9.

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