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Foraker Act (for-<<schwa>>-k<<schwa>>r). The original (1900) federal law providing Puerto Rico with a civil government but keeping it outside the U.S. customs area. See 48 USCA § 731–752.[Blacks Law 8th]

for account of.A form of indorsement on a note or draft introducing the name of the person entitled to receive the proceeds.[Blacks Law 8th]

footprint. 1.Evidence. The impression made on a surface of soil, snow, etc., by a human foot or a shoe, boot, or any other foot covering. [Cases: Criminal Law 475.6.] 2.Real estate. The shape of a building’s base.[Blacks Law 8th]

foot of the fine.Hist. At common law, the fifth and last part of a fine of conveyance. • This part included the entire matter, reciting the names of the parties and the date, place, and before whom it was acknowledged or levied. — Also termed chirograph. See FINE(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

foot-frontage rule.Tax. A method of property-tax assessment — used esp. to pay for improvements such as sidewalks and sewers — that considers only the lot’s actual frontage on the line of improvement and ignores the depth of the lot and the number and character of other improvements or their value.[Blacks Law 8th]

footage drilling contract.See DRILLING CONTRACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

fool’s test.The test formerly used by federal courts and by the Federal Trade Commission to determine whether an advertisement is deceptive, by asking whether even a fool might believe it. • The name comes from Isaiah: “wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.” The test was announced in Charles of the Ritz Distrib. Corp.…

Food Safety and Inspection Service.An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for inspecting all types of meat, poultry, eggs, and related products to ensure safety and accurate labeling. — Abbr. FSIS.[Blacks Law 8th]

foot acre.See ACRE.[Blacks Law 8th]

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.A 1938 federal law prohibiting the transportation in interstate commerce of adulterated or misbranded food, drugs, or cosmetics. The Act superseded the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. — Abbr. FDCA. [Cases: Food 2; Health 302.][Blacks Law 8th]