Law Dictionary Definitions

FSA.abbr. FARM SERVICE AGENCY.[Blacks Law 8th]

Frye test. The defunct federal common-law rule of evidence on the admissibility of scientific evidence. • It required that the tests or procedures must have gained general acceptance in their particular field. In Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786 (1993), the Supreme Court held that scientific evidence must meet…

frustrum terrae (fr<<schwa>>s-tr<<schwa>>m ter-ee). [Latin] Hist. A piece of land. • This usu. referred to a fragment of land remaining after a survey.[Blacks Law 8th]

frustra (fr<<schwa>>s-tr<<schwa>>). [Latin] Hist. In vain; to no purpose.[Blacks Law 8th]

fruits of a crime.The proceeds acquired through criminal acts. [Cases: Criminal Law 1221. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1733.][Blacks Law 8th]

fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree doctrine.Criminal procedure. The rule that evidence derived from an illegal search, arrest, or interrogation is inadmissible because the evidence (the “fruit”) was tainted by the illegality (the “poisonous tree”). • Under this doctrine, for example, a murder weapon is inadmissible if the map showing its location and used to find it was seized during…

fruit-and-the-tree doctrine.Tax. The rule that an individual who earns income cannot assign that income to another person to avoid taxation.[Blacks Law 8th]

fruit. 1. The produce or product of something (as of land or property).2.Civil law. Income or goods derived or produced from property without a diminution of the property’s inherent value. civil fruit.Civil law. Revenue derived from a thing by operation of law or by reason of a juridical act, such as lease or interest payments,…

frugi aut bonae famae (froo-jI awt boh-nee fay-mee). [Latin] Hist. Frugal or of good reputation.[Blacks Law 8th]

fruges (froo-jeez). [Latin “fruits” or “crops”] Roman & civil law. Edible produce or crops; esculents.[Blacks Law 8th]