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firearm. A weapon that expels a projectile (such as a bullet or pellets) by the combustion of gunpowder or other explosive. [Cases: Weapons 8.C.J.S. Weapons §§ 13–15.][Blacks Law 8th]

fire,vb. To discharge or dismiss a person from employment; to terminate as an employee. [Cases: Master and Servant 31. C.J.S. Employer–Employee Relationship § 52.][Blacks Law 8th]

firdfare. See FERDFARE.[Blacks Law 8th]

FIOS.abbr.Free in and out stowed. • This bill-of-lading term means that the shipper supervises and pays for loading, unloading, and stowing. [Cases: Shipping 110. C.J.S. Shipping § 326, 328.][Blacks Law 8th]

FIO.abbr.Free in and out. • This bill-of-lading term means that the shipper supervises and pays for loading and unloading of cargo. [Cases: Shipping 110. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 326, 328.][Blacks Law 8th]

finium regundorum actio (fI-nee-<<schwa>>m ri-g<<schwa>>n-dor-<<schwa>>m ak-shee-oh). [Latin “action for regulating boundaries”] Roman law. An action for settling a boundary dispute.[Blacks Law 8th]

finitio (fi-nish-ee-oh). [Law Latin] Hist. An ending; death.[Blacks Law 8th]

finis (fI-nis orfin-is). [Latin] Hist. 1. Boundary or limit. 2. The compromise of a fine of conveyance. See FINE (1). “The parties then applied to the court to compromise the action; by the terms of the compromise (finis) the intending vendor admitted that the land belonged to the intending purchaser because he had given it…

finire (fi-nI-ree), vb. [Law Latin] Hist. 1.To fine; to pay a fine. 2. To end or finish a matter.[Blacks Law 8th]

fingerprint claim.See PATENT CLAIM.[Blacks Law 8th]