Law Dictionary Definitions

fur (f<<schwa>>r), n. [Latin] Roman law. A thief.[Blacks Law 8th]

fungible goods.See GOODS.[Blacks Law 8th]

fungible (f<<schwa>>n-j<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l), adj. Regarded as commercially interchangeable with other property of the same kind <corn and wheat are fungible goods, whereas land is not>. — fungible,n.[Blacks Law 8th]

fungibiles res (f<<schwa>>n-jib-<<schwa>>-leez reez). [Latin] Civil law. Fungible things.[Blacks Law 8th]

funeral expense.See EXPENSE.[Blacks Law 8th]

fundus (f<<schwa>>n-d<<schwa>>s). [Latin “land”] Hist. 1.Land or ground in general, without consideration of its specific use. 2. A farm. fundus emphyteuticarius (f<<schwa>>n-d<<schwa>>s em-f<<schwa>>-tyoo-ti-kair-ee-<<schwa>>s).Civil law. Land held under a hereditary leasehold. See EMPHYTEUSIS. fundus instructus (f<<schwa>>n-d<<schwa>>s in-str<<schwa>>k-t<<schwa>>s). [Latin] Hist. Land already provided with certain necessaries. fundus patrimonialis (f<<schwa>>n-d<<schwa>>s pa-tr<<schwa>>-moh-nee-ay-lis). [Latin] Roman law. Land belonging to the…

funds transfer.A payment of money from one person or entity to another; esp., the process by which payment is made through a series of transactions between computerized banking systems, beginning with an originator’s payment order and ending when a final payment order is received by the beneficiary’s bank. • Commercial or wholesale funds transfers are…

fundo annexa (f<<schwa>>n-doh <<schwa>>-nek-s<<schwa>>). [Latin] Hist. Things annexed to the soil.[Blacks Law 8th]

fundi publici (f<<schwa>>n-dIp<<schwa>>b-l<<schwa>>-sI). [Latin] Hist. Public lands.[Blacks Law 8th]

funding,n.1. The process of financing capital expenditures by issuing long-term debt obligations or by converting short-term obligations into long-term obligations to finance current expenses; the process of creating a funded debt. 2. The refinancing of a debt before its maturity. — Also termed refunding. 3. The provision or allocation of money for a specific purpose,…