Law Dictionary Definitions

feodal action.See FEUDAL ACTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

feodal (fyoo-d<<schwa>>l), adj. See FEUDAL.[Blacks Law 8th]

feod (fyood).1.FEE(2).2.FEUD.[Blacks Law 8th]

fenus nauticum.See NAUTICUM FENUS.[Blacks Law 8th]

fenus (fen-<<schwa>>s), n. [Latin] Roman law. Simple interest.[Blacks Law 8th]

feneration (fen-<<schwa>>-ray-sh<<schwa>>n).Hist. 1. The act or practice of lending money with interest. 2.USURY.[Blacks Law 8th]

fencing patent.See PATENT(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

fence-month.Hist. The summer fawning season when it was unlawful to hunt deer. — Also termed defense-month.[Blacks Law 8th]

fence,n.1. A person who receives stolen goods. — Also termed (historically) intaker. [Cases: Receiving Stolen Goods 4. C.J.S. Receiving or Transferring Stolen Goods and Related Offenses § 4, 6–7, 12.] “The receivers of stolen goods almost never ‘know’ that they have been stolen, in the sense that they could testify to it in a courtroom.…

feminist jurisprudence.See JURISPRUDENCE.[Blacks Law 8th]