Law Dictionary Definitions

floor planning.See floor-plan financing under FINANCING.[Blacks Law 8th]

floor-plan financing.See FINANCING.[Blacks Law 8th]

floor debate.See DEBATE.[Blacks Law 8th]

floor amendment.See AMENDMENT(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

floor. 1.Parliamentary law. The part of the hall where members of a deliberative body meet to debate issues and conduct business; esp., a legislature’s central meeting area, as distinguished from the galleries, corridors, or lobbies <the Senate floor> <nominations from the floor>. See assignment of the floor under ASSIGNMENT(6); CLAIM THE FLOOR; HAVE THE FLOOR…

floodwater. See WATER.[Blacks Law 8th]

floodplain. Land that is subject to floodwaters because of its level topography and proximity to a river or arroyo; esp., level land that, extending from a riverbank, is inundated when the flow of water exceeds the channel’s capacity.[Blacks Law 8th]

flood insurance.See INSURANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

floodgate. (usu. pl.) A restraint that prevents a release of a usu. undesirable result <the new law opened the floodgates of litigation>.[Blacks Law 8th]

floating zoning.See ZONING.[Blacks Law 8th]