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feigned accomplice.See INFORMANT.[Blacks Law 8th]

feigned,adj. Pretended; simulated; fictitious.[Blacks Law 8th]

feign (fayn), vb. To make up or fabricate; to make a false show of <he feigned an illness.[Blacks Law 8th]

fee tail.An estate that is heritable only by specified descendants of the original grantee, and that endures until its current holder dies without issue (e.g., “to Albert and the heirs of his body”). Most jurisdictions — except Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island — have abolished the fee tail. — Also termed entailed estate; estate…

fee statement.A lawyer’s bill for services either already rendered or to be rendered, usu. including itemized expenses.[Blacks Law 8th]

fee-splitting. 1. The division of attorney’s fees between two or more lawyers, esp. between the lawyer who handled a matter and the lawyer who referred the matter. • Some states consider this practice unethical. 2. The division of attorney’s fees between two or more lawyers who represent a client jointly but are not in the…

fee-simple title.See FEE SIMPLE.[Blacks Law 8th]

fee simple.An interest in land that, being the broadest property interest allowed by law, endures until the current holder dies without heirs; esp., a fee simple absolute. — Often shortened to fee. — Also termed estate in fee simple; tenancy in fee; exclusive ownership; fee-simple title; feudum simplex. [Cases: Estates in Property 5–7. C.J.S. Estates…

fee-sharing. See FEE-SPLITTING.[Blacks Law 8th]

feemail (fee-mayl).Slang. 1. An attorney’s fee extorted by intimidation, threats, or pressure. 2. The act or process of extorting such a fee. Cf. BLACKMAIL(1); GRAYMAIL; GREENMAIL(1), (2).[Blacks Law 8th]