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fresh disseisin.See DISSEISIN.[Blacks Law 8th]

fresh-complaint rule.The theory that the credibility of a sexual-assault victim is bolstered if the victim reports the assault soon after it occurs. • Most courts no longer recognize this theory. [Cases: Rape 48(1)–49, 49.2. C.J.S. Rape §§ 62, 72–77.][Blacks Law 8th]

fresh complaint.A reasonably prompt lodging of a grievance; esp., a victim’s prompt report of a sexual assault to someone trustworthy. [Cases: Criminal Law 366; Rape 48(1)–49, 49.2. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 874; Rape §§ 62, 72–77.][Blacks Law 8th]

fresh,adj. Recent; not stale; characterized by newness without any material interval.[Blacks Law 8th]

F reorganization.See REORGANIZATION(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

frenchman.Hist. A stranger; a foreigner. • In early English law, this term was applied to all foreigners, even those not from France.[Blacks Law 8th]

freight rate.See RATE.[Blacks Law 8th]

freighting voyage.See VOYAGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

freight forwarder.Maritime law. A person or company whose business is to receive and ship goods for others. • A freight forwarder may be an agent of the cargo’s owner or of the carrier, or may be an independent contractor acting as a principal and assuming the carrier’s responsibility for delivering the cargo. — Also termed…

freight absorption.See ABSORPTION(5).[Blacks Law 8th]