Law Dictionary Definitions

front wages.See WAGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

front-running,n. Securities. A broker’s or analyst’s use of nonpublic information to acquire securities or enter into options or futures contracts for his or her own benefit, knowing that when the information becomes public, the price of the securities will change in a predictable manner. • This practice is illegal. Front-running can occur in many ways.…

front-page drawing.See DRAWING.[Blacks Law 8th]

front-page citation.See CITATION(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

front money.See SEED MONEY.[Blacks Law 8th]

front-foot rule.The principle that an improvement cost is to be apportioned among several properties in proportion to their frontage, without regard to the benefits conferred on each property. — Also termed front-foot plan. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 469. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1281–1283, 1285.][Blacks Law 8th]

front foot.A measurement used to calculate a frontage assessment. — Also termed abutting foot. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 469. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1281–1283, 1285.][Blacks Law 8th]

front-end money.See SEED MONEY.[Blacks Law 8th]

front-end load.See loan fund under MUTUAL FUND.[Blacks Law 8th]

frontager (fr<<schwa>>n-tij-<<schwa>>r), n. A person owning or occupying land that abuts a highway, river, seashore, or the like.[Blacks Law 8th]