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Definition of Feud (1) A fee (q.v.). (2) An enmity or a quarrel Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Feud in the Dictionaries, Feud in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]

Definition of Feudal System The system of political organisation of States in the Middle Ages, based on land tenure. The King was the ultimate lord of all land. He granted land to his lords in return for military services, and they in their turn made further similar grants, the process known […]

Definition of Feigned Issue A mode of deciding questions of fact, by stating that the parties interested in the matter had made a wager upon the truth or falsehood of the propositions, setting out the fact or facts in dispute, and then having the issue tried by a jury Browse You might be […]

Definition of Ferae Naturae Of a wild nature. See Animals Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ferae Naturae in the Dictionaries, Ferae Naturae in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the […]

Definition of Fealty A service which every free tenant (except tenant in frankalmoign) is in theory bound to perform to his feudal lord. It consisted in the tenant taking an oath of fidelity to the lord Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Fealty in […]

Definition of Fee Originally a feudal benefice ; land granted to a man and his heirs in return for services to be rendered to the grantor. Now land, or an interest in land, which is capable of descending to an heir. (See Estate.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

Definition of Fee-farm Rent A perpetual rent issuing out of lands held in fee-simple, reserved when the lands were granted, and payable by the freeholder Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Fee-farm Rent in the Dictionaries, Fee-farm Rent in our legal […]

Definition of Feigned Issue A mode of deciding questions of fact, by stating that the parties interested in the matter had made a wager upon the truth or falsehood of the propositions, setting out the fact or facts in dispute, and then having the issue tried by a jury Browse You might be […]

Definition of Felo Do Se Self-murder. Suicide Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Felo Do Se in the Dictionaries, Felo Do Se in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, […]

Definition of Felthouse V. Bindley ((1862), 7 L. T. 835). There must be an actual acceptance of an offer in order to make a binding contract. F. wrote to N. If I hear no more I shall consider the horse mine at 30. N. told the auctioneer the horse was sold, but the auctioneer forgot…