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  • FORISBANITUS
    In old English law. Banished.
  • FORISFACERE
    Lat. To forfeit; to lose an estate or other property on account of some criminal or illegal act. To confiscate. To act beyond the law, i. e., to transgress or infringe the law; to commit an offense or wrong: to do any act against or beyond thet law. See Co. More...
  • FORISFACTUM
    Forfeited. Bona forisfacta, forfeited goods. 1 Bl. Comm. 299. A crime. Du Cange; Spelman.
  • FORISFACTURA
    A crime or offense through which property is forfeited. A fine or punishment in money. Forfeiture. The loss ot property or life In consequence of crime. -Forisfactnra plena. A forfeiture of all a man's property. Things which were forfeited. Du Cange. Spelman.
  • FORISFACTUS
    A criminal. One who has forfeited his life by commission of a capital offense. Spelman. -Foriofaotus servus. A slave who has been a free man, but has forfeited his freedom by crime. Du Cange.
  • FORISFAMILIARE
    In old English and Scotch law. Literally, to put out of a family, (forte famUiam ponere.) To portion off a son, so that he could have no further claim upon his father. Glanv. lib. 7, c. 3. To emancipate, or free from paternal authority.
  • FORISFAMILIATED
    In old English law. Portioned off. A son was said to be forisfamiliated (forisfamiliari) it his father assigned him part of his land, and gave him seisin thereof, and did this at the request or with the free consent of the son himself, who expressed himself satisfied with such portion, More...
  • FORISFAMILIATUS
    In old English law. Put Out of a family; portioned off; emancipated; forisfamiliated. Bract fol. 04.
  • FORISJUDICATIO
    In old English law. Forejudges A forejudgment. A judgment of court whereby a man is put out of possession of a thing. Go. Litt 1005.
  • FORISJUDICATUS
    Forejudged; sent from court; banished. Deprived of a thing by judgment of court. Bract, fol. 250b; Co. Litt 100b; Du Cange.
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