Law Dictionary Definitions

fractional,adj. (Of a tract of land) covering an area less than the acreage reflected on a survey; pertaining to any irregular division of land containing either more or less than the conventional amount of acreage.[Blacks Law 8th]

FRA.abbr.1.FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION. 2.FORWARD-RATE AGREEMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

Fr.abbr.1. French. 2.FRAGMENTA.[Blacks Law 8th]

FPLS.abbr.FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.[Blacks Law 8th]

FPC clause.See AREA-RATE CLAUSE.[Blacks Law 8th]

FPA.abbr.Free from particular average. “F.P.A. means Free from Particular Average; that is to say, the insured can recover only where the loss is total or is due to a general average sacrifice. The claims under the Sue and Labour clause are not affected by this stipulation.” 2 E.W. Chance, Principles of Mercantile Law 128 (P.W.…

foy (foy or fwah). [Law French] Faith; allegiance.[Blacks Law 8th]

Fox’s Libel Act.Hist. A 1792 statute that gave the jury in a libel prosecution the right of rendering a guilty or not-guilty verdict on the whole matter in issue. • The jury was no longer bound to find the defendant guilty if it found that the defendant had in fact published the allegedly libelous statement.…

fovere consimilem causam (foh-veer-ee k<<schwa>>n-sim-<<schwa>>-l<<schwa>>m kaw-z<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin] Hist. To favor a similar case. • A judge who is disqualified for having a personal interest in a case may also be disqualified in a later case if the ruling in the former case could affect the ruling in the latter.[Blacks Law 8th]

four unities.The four qualities needed to create a joint tenancy at common law — interest, possession, time, and title. See UNITY(2). [Cases: Joint Tenancy 1. C.J.S. Estates § 19; Joint Tenancy§§ 2, 4, 7–9.][Blacks Law 8th]