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fiat money.See MONEY.[Blacks Law 8th]

fiat justitia (fI-at j<<schwa>>s-tish-ee-<<schwa>>). [Latin] Hist. Let justice be done. • This phrase signaled the Crown’s commission to the House of Lords to hear an appeal. “Fiat Justitia, ruat coelum, says another maxim, as full of extravagance as it is of harmony: Go heaven to wreck — so justice be but done: — and what…

fiat (fee-aht orfee-at orfI-at orfI-<<schwa>>t), n.[Latin “let it be done”] 1. An order or decree, esp. an arbitrary one <judicial fiat>.2. A court decree, esp. one relating to a routine matter such as scheduling <the court requires all motions to contain a fiat — to be filled in by the court — setting the hearing…

fiar,n. Scots law. One who holds an estate in fee, in contrast to a liferenter.[Blacks Law 8th]

fiant,n. Hist. 1.A decree; commission. 2. A warrant to the Chancery of Ireland for a grant under the great seal.[Blacks Law 8th]

fiancer (fyahn-say), vb. [Law French] To pledge one’s faith.[Blacks Law 8th]

FHWA.abbr.FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

FHLMC.abbr.FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

FHLBB.abbr.Federal Home Loan Bank Board. See FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD.[Blacks Law 8th]

FHLB.abbr.FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK.[Blacks Law 8th]