Law Dictionary Definitions

fed funds.See FEDERAL FUNDS RATE.[Blacks Law 8th]

federation. A league or union of states, groups, or peoples united under a strong central authority but retaining limited regional sovereignty, esp. over local affairs. Cf. CONFEDERATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Transit Administration.A unit in the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for increasing public-transit ridership through demonstration projects and financial assistance. — Abbr. FTA.[Blacks Law 8th]

federal transfer.The federal district court’s right to move a civil action filed there to any other district or division where the plaintiff could have brought the action originally. 28 USCA § 1404(a). See CHANGE OF VENUE. [Cases: Federal Courts 101–146, 1152.][Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Trademark Dilution Act.A 1995 amendment to the Lanham Act (Trademark Act of 1946) that provides additional remedies against the dilution of famous trademarks. 15 USCA § 1125(c). — Abbr. FTDA. — Sometimes shortened to Dilution Act.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Trademark Act.See LANHAM ACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Trade Commission.An independent five-member federal commission that administers various laws against business monopolies, restraint of trade, and deceptive trade practices. • It was established by the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914. 15 USCA §§ 41–58. The Commission’s body of rulings often reaches into state-law actions because many so-called Little FTC Acts of the…

Federal Tort Claims Act.A statute that limits federal sovereign immunity and allows recovery in federal court for tort damages caused by federal employees, but only if the law of the state where the injury occurred would hold a private person liable for the injury. 28 USCA §§ 2671–2680. — Abbr. FTCA. See sovereign immunity under…

Federal Technology Service.A unit in the General Services Administration responsible for providing communications services worldwide to other federal departments and agencies. — Abbr. FTS.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Supply Service.A unit in the General Services Administration responsible for providing supplies to federal agencies worldwide. • In procuring supplies the agency takes advantage of the government’s aggregate buying power. — Abbr. FSS.[Blacks Law 8th]