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FRUCTUS CIVILES

FRIEND OF THE COURT

FRITHSPLOT. A spot or plot of land, encircling some stone, tree, or well, consid ered sacred, and therefore affording sanct uary to criminals. FRIVOLOUS. An answer or plea is called "frivolous" when it is clearly insuffi cient on its face, and does not controvert the material points of the opposite pleading, and is presumably interposed for mere purposes of delay or to embarrass the plaintiff. A frivolous demurrer has been defined to be one which is so clearly untenable, or its insufficiency so manifest upon a bare inspec tion of the pleadings, that its character may be determined without argument or research. 40 Wis. 558. FRODMORTEL, or FREOMORTEL. An immunity for committing manslaughter. Mon. Angl. t. 1, p. 173. FRONTAGE—FRONTAGER. In En glish law a frontager is a person owning or occupying land which abuts on a highway, river, sea-shore, or the like. The term is generally used with reference to the liability of frontagers on streets to contribute towards the expense of paving, draining, or other works on the highway carried out by a local authority, in proportion to the frontage of their respective tenements. Sweet. FRUCTUARIUS. Lat. In the civil law. One who had the usufruct of a thing; i. e., the use of the fruits, profits, or increase, as of land or animals. Inst. 2, 1, 36, 38. Bracton applies it to a lessee, fermor, or farmer of land, or one who held lands ad flrmam, for a farm or term. Bract, fol. 261. FRUCTUS. Lat. In the civil law. Fruit, fruits; produce; profit or increase; the or ganic productions of a thing. Fructus fundi, the fruits of land. Fructus pecudum, the produce of flocks. The right to the fruits of a thing belonging to another. The compensation which a man receives from another for the use or enjoyment of a thing, such as interest or rent. See Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 167; Inst. 2, 1, 35, 37; Dig. 7, 1, 33; Id. 5, 3, 29; Id. 22, 1, 34. Fructus augent hsereditatem. The yearly increase goes to enchance the inherit ance. Dig. 5, 3, 20, 3. FRUCTUS CIVILES. (Lat. Civil fruitO All revenues and recompenses winch, thougn not fruits, properly speaking, are recognized as such by the law.

principal men were made responsible for their dependents or servants. Bract, fol. 1246. FRIEND OP THE COURT. SeeAMi ous CURLS. FRIENDLESS MAN. In old English law. An outlaw; so called because he was denied all help of friends. Bract, lib. 3, tr. 2, c. 12. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. In English law. Associations supported by subscrip tion, for the relief and maintenance of the members, or their wives, children, relatives, and nominees, in sickness, infancy, advanced age, widowhood, etc. The statutes regulat ing these societies were consolidated and amended by St. 38 & 89 Viet. c. 60. Whar ton. FRIENDLY SUIT. A suit brought by a creditor in chancery against an executor or administrator, being really a suit by the ex ecutor or administrator, in the name of a creditor, against himself, in order to compel the creditors to take an equal distribution of the assets. 2 Williams, Ex'rs, 1915. Also any suit instituted by agreement be tween the parties to obtain the opinion of the court upon some doubtful question in which they are interested. FRIGIDITY. Impotence. Johnson. FRILINGI. Persons of free descent, or freemen born; the middle class of persons among the Saxons. Spelman. FRISCUS. Fresh uncultivated ground. Mon. Angl. t. 2, p. 56. Fresh; not salt. Reg. Orig. 97. Recent or new. See FRESH, and subsequent titles. FRITHBORG. Frank-pledge. Cowell. FRITHBOTE. A satisfaction or fine for a breach of the peace. FRITHBREACH. The breaking of the peace. Cowell. FRITHGAR. The year of jubilee, or of meeting for peace and friendship. Jacob. FRITHGILDA. Guildhall; a company or fraternity for the maintenance of peace and security; also a fine for breach of the peace. Jacob. FRITHMAN. A member of a company or fraternity. Blount. FRITHSOCNE. Surety of defense. Jurisdiction of the peace. The franchise of preserving the peace. Cowell; Spelman.

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