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fictional action.See collusive action under ACTION(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

fiction. See LEGAL FICTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

fictio juris. See LEGAL FICTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

fictio brevis manus (fik-shee-oh bree-vis may-n<<schwa>>s). [Law Latin] FICTA TRADITIO .[Blacks Law 8th]

fictio (fik-shee-oh), n.[Latin fr. fingere “to feign”] Roman law. A legal fiction; a legal assumption or supposition (such as that the plaintiff was a citizen) necessary to achieve certain legal results that otherwise would not be obtained. • Legal fictions allowed Roman magistrates (praetors) to expand the law beyond what was strictly allowed by the…

ficta traditio (fik-t<<schwa>> tr<<schwa>>-dish-ee-oh). [Latin] Scots law. A fictitious delivery. • The phrase invoked the rule that if the parties so intended, an item could be treated as having been delivered to a buyer in possession of it without the need for physical transfer. — Also termed fictio brevis manus.[Blacks Law 8th]

fickle-fiduciary rule.A rule that requires a partner or employee to forfeit all compensation, bonuses, and other benefits received after breaching a fiduciary duty to the employer or partnership, for as long as the breach continues. • The rule usu. applies to people who are preparing to resign or have resigned to set up a competing…

FICA (fI-k<<schwa>>).abbr.FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS ACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

fiaunt. See FIAT.[Blacks Law 8th]

fiat ut petitur (fI-at <<schwa>>t pet-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r). [Latin] Let it be done as it is asked. • An order granting a petition.[Blacks Law 8th]