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foreign support order.See SUPPORT ORDER.[Blacks Law 8th]

foreign substance.A substance found in a body, organism, or thing where it is not supposed to be found <the plaintiff sued because she thought she saw — and later confirmed that she had found — a foreign substance (namely, a piece of glass) in her hamburger>.[Blacks Law 8th]

foreign state. 1. A foreign country. 2. An American state different from the one under discussion.[Blacks Law 8th]

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.A federal statute providing individuals with a right of action against foreign governments, under certain circumstances, to the extent the claim arises from the private, as opposed to the public, acts of the foreign state. 28 USCA §§ 1602–1611. — Abbr. FSIA. See RESTRICTIVE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. [Cases: International Law 10.31–10.39.…

foreign situs trust.See TRUST.[Blacks Law 8th]

Foreign Service Institute.A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for training officers and employees of the Foreign Service as well as personnel in other agencies. — Abbr. FSI.[Blacks Law 8th]

foreign service. 1.FORINSEC SERVICE. 2.Hist. A feudal service performed by a tenant outside of the fee.[Blacks Law 8th]

foreign-relations law.See INTERNATIONAL LAW.[Blacks Law 8th]

foreign port.See PORT[Blacks Law 8th]

foreign object.An item that appears where it does not belong; esp., an item introduced into a living body, such as a sponge that is left in a patient’s body during surgery. • The discovery rule usu. tolls the statute of limitations for a medical-malpractice claim based on a foreign object. — Also termed foreign substance.…