Law Dictionary Definitions

  future-acquired property.See AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

futhwite (footh-wIt).Hist. A fine for fighting or breaking the peace. — Also termed fithwite.[Blacks Law 8th]

fustis (f<<schwa>>s-tis).Hist. 1. A staff used in making livery of seisin. 2. A baton or club.[Blacks Law 8th]

fustigation (f<<schwa>>s-ti-gay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. The beating of someone with a stick or club. 2. Harsh criticism. — fustigate,vb.[Blacks Law 8th]

furtum (f<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>m), n. [Latin “theft”] Roman law. 1. The offense of stealing movable property. • Under Roman law, furtum included not only the taking of another’s property, but any handling of the property done with the intent of profiting by it. Furtum was not only a private wrong (delictum) prosecuted by the person suffering the…

further instruction.See additional instruction under JURY INSTRUCTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

further-exploration covenant.Oil & gas. In an oil-and-gas lease, an implied promise that once production has been obtained from the leased property, the lessee will continue to explore other parts of the property and other formations under it. • Some jurisdictions hold that the covenant for further exploration does not exist independently of the covenant for…

further assurance.See ASSURANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

further advance. 1. A second or later loan to a mortgagor by a mortgagee, either on the same security as the original loan or on an additional security. [Cases: Mortgages 16, 116. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 154–156.] 2.Equity practice. The agreed conversion of arrears of interest on a mortgage security into principal.[Blacks Law 8th]

furta (f<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>).Hist. A right or privilege from the monarch to try, condemn, and execute criminals within a jurisdiction.[Blacks Law 8th]