Felony in Europe Definition of Felony
At common law, every species of crime, a conviction for which occasioned the forfeiture of the lands or goods of the offender, and to which a punishment might be added. Forfeiture was abolished, however, by the Forfeiture Act, 1870. Now felonies are […]
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John Major in Europe Life and Work of John Major (1943-) The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes john major (1943-) in the following terms: [1] As prime minister from 1990 to 1997, John Major entered the scene as a pro-European, bent on being at the heart of Europe, in […]
Federalism in Europe Description of Federalism The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes federalism in the following terms: [1] To opponents of a European superstate, federalism denotes a political system dominated by supranational bodies or by the majority will of European […]
Felipe González in Europe Life and Work of Felipe González (1942-) The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes felipe gonzález (1942-) in the following terms: [1] As Spain's socialist prime minister for nearly 14 years until his defeat in the 1996 general election, Felipe […]
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 and sold […]
Definition of Feme Covert A married woman ; feme sole, an unmarried woman Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Feme Covert in the Dictionaries, Feme Covert in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]
Definition of Feoffee To Uses A person to whom a feoffment was made to the use of a cestui quc use. This vested the legal estate in the feoffee, who held on behalf of the beneficial owner, the cestui quc use. The Statute of Uses, 1535, turned the use into the legal estate, and the cestui que […]
Definition of Feoffment Originally, merely the overt or public delivery of the possession of land by the owner (the feoffor) to the grantee or purchaser (the feoffee), consisting of the ceremony called livery of seisin (q.v.). It became usual to put the terms of the conveyance in writing, as a […]
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 Ferry The right to a ferry is a franchise which can be created only by grant from the Crown, by prescription, or by statute Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ferry in the Dictionaries, Ferry in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, […]
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 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, […]
Broadly speaking, this means any system of government where several states form a unity and yet remain independent in their internal affairs. People who are in favour of this system are often called ‘federalists’. A number of countries around the world – e.g. Australia, Canada, Germany, […]