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front-foot rule.The principle that an improvement cost is to be apportioned among several properties in proportion to their frontage, without regard to the benefits conferred on each property. — Also termed front-foot plan. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 469. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1281–1283, 1285.][Blacks Law 8th]

front foot.A measurement used to calculate a frontage assessment. — Also termed abutting foot. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 469. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1281–1283, 1285.][Blacks Law 8th]

front-end money.See SEED MONEY.[Blacks Law 8th]

front-end load.See loan fund under MUTUAL FUND.[Blacks Law 8th]

frontager (fr<<schwa>>n-tij-<<schwa>>r), n. A person owning or occupying land that abuts a highway, river, seashore, or the like.[Blacks Law 8th]

frontage assessment.See ASSESSMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

frontage (fr<<schwa>>n-tij).1. The part of land abutting a street or highway or lying between a building’s front and a street or highway <the property’s value was so low because of its narrow frontage>.2. The linear distance of a frontage <the lot’s frontage was 90 feet>.[Blacks Law 8th]

front,n.1. The side or part of a building or lot that is open to view, that is the principal entrance, or that faces out to the open (as to a lake or ocean); the foremost part of something <the property’s front was its most valuable attribute>.2. A person or group that serves to conceal the…

frolic (frol-ik), n. Torts. An employee’s significant deviation from the employer’s business for personal reasons. • A frolic is outside the scope of employment, and thus the employer is not vicariously liable for the employee’s actions. Cf. DETOUR. [Cases: Master and Servant 302(6).C.J.S. Employer–Employee Relationship §§ 221–222.][Blacks Law 8th]

See fixed-rate mortgage under MORTGAGE.[Blacks Law 8th]