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fair,adj.1. Impartial; just; equitable; disinterested <everyone thought that Judge Jones was fair>.2. Free of bias or prejudice <in jury selection, the lawyers tried to select a fair and impartial jury>. fair,n. Hist. A privileged market for the buying and selling of goods. • A fair was an incorporeal hereditament granted to a town by royal…

faint pleader.A false, fraudulent, or collusive manner of pleading.[Blacks Law 8th]

faint action.See FEIGNED ACTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

failure to thrive.Family law. 1. A medical and psychological condition in which a child’s height, weight, and motor development fall significantly below average growth rates. • Failure to thrive is sometimes asserted as a ground for alleging abuse or neglect by a parent or caregiver. 2. A condition, occurring during the first three years of…

fair-and-equitable requirement.Bankruptcy. A Bankruptcy Code standard requiring a forced, nonconsensual Chapter 11 plan (a “cramdown” plan) to provide adequately for each class of interests that has not accepted the plan. • In determining whether a cramdown plan is fair and equitable and thus can be confirmed, a bankruptcy court must apply the Code’s detailed statutory…

failure to testify.See FAILURE.[Blacks Law 8th]

failure to state a cause of action.See FAILURE.[Blacks Law 8th]

failure to protect.Family law. The refusal or inability of a parent or guardian to prevent abuse of a child under his or her care.[Blacks Law 8th]

failure-to-perform exclusion.See EXCLUSION(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

failure to perform.See FAILURE.[Blacks Law 8th]