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fine annullando levato de tenemento quod fuit de antiquo dominico (a-n<< schwa>>-lan-doh l<<schwa>>-vay-to dee ten-<<schwa>>-men-toh kwod fyoo-it dee an-tI-kwoh d<<schwa>>-min-<<schwa>>-koh). [Latin “a fine to be annulled levied from a tenement which was of ancient demesne”] Hist. A writ for disannulling a conveyance of land in ancient demesne to the lord’s prejudice.[Blacks Law 8th]

Fine and Recovery Act.Hist. An English statute, enacted in 1833, that abolished the use of fines as a method of conveying title to land. 3 & 4 Will. 4, ch. 74. See FINE (1).[Blacks Law 8th]

fineable. See FINABLE.[Blacks Law 8th]

fine,n.1. An amicable final agreement or compromise of a fictitious or actual suit to determine the true possessor of land. • The fine was formerly used as a form of conveyance to disentail an estate. — Also termed final concord; finalis concordia. See FOOT OF THE FINE. “A peculiar and persistent use of the writ…

finding of fact.A determination by a judge, jury, or administrative agency of a fact supported by the evidence in the record, usu. presented at the trial or hearing <he agreed with the jury’s finding of fact that the driver did not stop before proceeding into the intersection>. — Often shortened to finding. See FACT-FINDER. Cf.…

finding. See FINDING OF FACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

finder’s-fee contract.An agreement between a finder and one of the parties to a business opportunity.[Blacks Law 8th]

finder’s fee. 1. The amount charged by one who brings together parties for a business opportunity. 2. The amount charged by a person who locates a lost or missing item and returns it to its owner.[Blacks Law 8th]

finder of fact.See FACT-FINDER.[Blacks Law 8th]  

finder. 1. An intermediary who brings together parties for a business opportunity, such as two companies for a merger, a borrower and a financial institution, an issuer and an underwriter of securities, or a seller and a buyer of real estate. • A finder differs from a broker-dealer because the finder merely brings two parties…