Law Dictionary Definitions

forced conversion.See CONVERSION(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

force and effect,n. Legal efficacy <mailing the brief had the force and effect of filing it with the clerk>. • The term is now generally regarded as a redundant legalism.[Blacks Law 8th]

force and arms.Hist. Violence. • The phrase was used in common-law pleading in declarations of trespass and in indictments to denote that the offending act was committed violently. See VI ET ARMIS.[Blacks Law 8th]

force,n. Power, violence, or pressure directed against a person or thing. actual force.Force consisting in a physical act, esp. a violent act directed against a robbery victim. — Also termed physical force. [Cases: Robbery 6. C.J.S. Robbery §§ 13–23.] constructive force.Threats and intimidation to gain control or prevent resistance; esp., threatening words or gestures directed…

for-cause,n. See challenge for cause under CHALLENGE(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

for cause.For a legal reason or ground. • The phrase expresses a common standard governing the removal of a civil servant or an employee under contract. — for-cause,adj.[Blacks Law 8th]

forbidden departure.See DEPARTURE.[Blacks Law 8th]

forbidden degree.See prohibited degree under DEGREE.[Blacks Law 8th]

forbearance,n.1. The act of refraining from enforcing a right, obligation, or debt. • Strictly speaking, forbearance denotes an intentional negative act, while omission or neglect is an unintentional negative act. 2. The act of tolerating or abstaining. — forbear,vb.[Blacks Law 8th]

forbatudus (for-b<<schwa>>-t[y]oo-d<<schwa>>s). [Law Latin] Hist. A person who provokes — and dies in — a fight.[Blacks Law 8th]