Law Dictionary Definitions

freeholder’s court baron.See COURT BARON.[Blacks Law 8th]

freeholder.Hist. One who possesses a freehold.[Blacks Law 8th]

freehold,n.1. An estate in land held in fee simple, in fee tail, or for term of life; any real-property interest that is or may become possessory. • At common law, these estates were all created by enfeoffment with livery of seisin. [Cases: Estates in Property 4–7, 12. C.J.S. Estates § 10–14, 20–27.] 2. The tenure…

free-gas clause.Oil & gas. A provision in an oil-and-gas lease entitling the lessor or the surface owner to use gas produced from the leased property without charge. • Used commonly in colder states, free-gas clauses usu. limit how the gas may be used (e.g., domestic heating and light), how much gas may be used (e.g.,…

free fishery.See FISHERY(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

Free Exercise Clause.The constitutional provision (U.S. Const. amend. I) prohibiting the government from interfering in people’s religious practices or forms of worship. — Also termed Exercise Clause. Cf. ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE . [Cases: Constitutional Law 84. C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 513–517.][Blacks Law 8th]

free entry, egress, and regress (ee-gres / ree-gres).Hist. A person’s right to go on land as often as reasonably necessary. • A tenant could go on land to gather crops still growing after the tenancy expired.[Blacks Law 8th]

free enterprise.A private and consensual system of production and distribution, usu. conducted for a profit in a competitive environment that is relatively free of governmental interference. See CAPITALISM.[Blacks Law 8th]

free election.See ELECTION(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

freedom-to-operate search.See INFRINGEMENT SEARCH.[Blacks Law 8th]