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future covenant.See COVENANT(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

future consideration.See CONSIDERATION(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

future-advances mortgage.See MORTGAGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

  future-advance clause.A contractual term in a security agreement covering additional loaned amounts on present collateral or collateral to be acquired in the future, regardless of whether the secured party is obliged to make the advances; esp., a provision in an open-end mortgage or deed of trust allowing the borrower to borrow additional sums in…

future advance.Money secured by an original security agreement even though it is lent after the security interest has attached. [Cases: Secured Transactions 20, 114. C.J.S. Secured Transactions §§ 18, 83.][Blacks Law 8th]

  future-acquired property.See AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

futhwite (footh-wIt).Hist. A fine for fighting or breaking the peace. — Also termed fithwite.[Blacks Law 8th]

fustis (f<<schwa>>s-tis).Hist. 1. A staff used in making livery of seisin. 2. A baton or club.[Blacks Law 8th]

fustigation (f<<schwa>>s-ti-gay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. The beating of someone with a stick or club. 2. Harsh criticism. — fustigate,vb.[Blacks Law 8th]

furtum (f<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>m), n. [Latin “theft”] Roman law. 1. The offense of stealing movable property. • Under Roman law, furtum included not only the taking of another’s property, but any handling of the property done with the intent of profiting by it. Furtum was not only a private wrong (delictum) prosecuted by the person suffering the…