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fructus legis (frak-tas lee-jis). [Latin "fruits of the law"]. The proceeds of judgment or execution.

fructus pecudum (frak-tas pek-ya-dam). [Latin "fruits of the herd"], The produce or increase of flocks or herds.

fructus percepti (frak-tas par-sep-ti). [Latin "gathered fruits"]. Roman & civil law. Fruits that have been gathered.

fructus rei alienae (frak-tas ree-i ay-lee-ee-nee or al-ee-). [Latin "fruits of another's property"], The fruits of another's property; fruits taken from another's estate.

fructus separati (frak-tas sep-a-ray-ti). [Latin "separated fruits"], Roman & civil law. The produce ofa thing after being separated from it, and so becoming in law "fruits."

fructus stantes (frak-tas stan-teez). [Latin "standing fruits"], Fruits that have not yet been severed from the stalk or stem.

fructuum perceptio (frak-choo-am par-sep-shee-oh). [Latin]. Roman & civil law. The rightful taking of the produce of property by person who does not own the property.

fruges (froo-jeez). [Latin "fruits" or "crops"], Roman & civil law. Edible produce or crops; esculents.

frugi aut bonae famae (froo-ji awt boh-nee fay-mee). [Latin], Frugal or of good reputation.

fruit 1. The produce or product ofsomething (as of land or property). 2. Civil law. Income or goods derived or produced from property without a diminution of the property's inherent value.

fruit-and-the-tree doctrine The rule that an individual who earns income cannot assign that income to another person to avoid taxation.

fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree doctrine Criminal procedure. The rule that evidence derived from an illegal search, arrest, or interrogation is inadmissible because the evidence (the "fruit") was tainted by the illegality (the "poisonous tree"). Under this doctrine, for example, a murder weapon is inadmissible if the map showing its location and used to find it was seized during an illegal search. Also termed frUits doctrine. See EXCLUSIONARY RULE; ATTENUATION DOCTRINE; INDEPENDENT-SOURCE RULE; INEVITABLE-DISCOVERY RULE.

fruits of a crime The proceeds acquired through criminal acts.

frustra (fras-tra). [Latin]. In vain; to no purpose.

frustration 1. The prevention or hindering of the attainment of a goal, such as contractual performance.

frustrum terrae (fras-tram ter-ee). [Latin]. A piece of land. This usu. referred to a fragment of land remaining after a survey.

frye test The defunct federal common-law rule of evidence on the admissibility of scientific evidence. It required that the tests or procedures must have gained general acceptance in their particular field. Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923). In Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786 (1993), the Supreme Court held that scientific evidence must meet the requirements of the Federal Rules of Evidence, not the Frye test, to be admissible. See DAUBERT TEST.

FSA abbr. FARM SERVICE AGENCY.

FSI abbr. FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE.

FSIA abbr. FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT.

FSIS abbr. FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE.

FSLIC abbr. FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION.

FSS abbr. FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE.

FST See field sobriety test under SOBRIETY TEST.

FTA abbr. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.

FTC abbr. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

FTCA abbr. FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.

FTDA abbr. FEDERAL TRADEMARK DILUTION ACT.

FTO search See INFRINGEMENT SEARCH.

FTP See FILE-TRANSFER PROTOCOL.

FTS abbr. FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICE.

FTT abbr. FAILURE TO THRIVE.

fuer (fyoo-ar). [Law French "to flee"], Flight from the law. - Also termed fugere.

fuer in fait (fyoo-ar in fay). [Law French "flight in fact"], Actual flight from the law. - Also termed fugere in facta.

fuer in ley (fyoo-ar in lay). [Law French "flight in law"], Legal flight from the law. If the accused failed to appear, the law treated that failure as flight. - Also termed fugere in lege.

fuero (foo-wer-oh). Spanish law. 1. A forum; court. 2. The territory in which a court has the power to act. 3. A privilege enjoyed by some but not others. 4. A custom having the force oflaw. 5. A collection of local, usu. customary, laws.

Fuero Juzgo (hooz-goh). A 7th-century Visigothic code that was revised and incorporated into the laws of 13th-century Spain. The code contains the earliest known laws of community property. In the 18th century, much of the Fuero Juzgo was incorporated into the Code Napoleon. In the 19th century, vestiges of the Fuero Juzgo were incorporated into the Spanish Civil Code.

fuero real (ray-ahl). A collection of the ancient customs of Castile, collected by order of Alfonse X in 1255 to produce a uniform legal code, much of which was incorporated into localfueros. Louisiana's system of acquets and gains was adapted from the Fuero Real.

fugam fecit (fyoo-gam fee-sit). [Law Latin]. He fled; he has made flight. When a jury made this finding in a felony or treason trial, the defendant's property was subject to forfeiture.

fugere See FUER.

fugere in facta See fuer in fait under FUER.

fugere in lege See fuer in ley under FUER.

fugitation (fyoo-ja-tay-shan). A sentence or declaration of fugitive status that was pronounced against an accused person for failing to answer a citation and appear. The effect was that the person forfeited his or her goods and chattels. - fugitate, vb.

fugitive 1. A person who flees or escapes; a refugee. 2. A criminal suspect or a witness in a criminal case who flees, evades, or escapes arrest, prosecution, imprisonment, service of process, or the giving of testimony, esp. by fleeing the jurisdiction or by hiding. See 18 USCA § 1073. - Also termed (in sense 2) fugitive from justice.

fugitive felon act A federal statute that makes it a felony to flee across state lines to avoid state-felony prosecution or confinement, or to avoid giving testimony in a state-felony case. 18 USCA § 1073.

fugitive from justice See FUGITIVE.

fugitive warrant See WARRANT (1).

fugitive-disentitlement doctrine An equitable rule that allows a trial or appellate court to limit a fugitive's access to civil and criminal courts in the United States.

fugitive-dismissal rule The principle that an appellate court may dismiss a criminal defendant's appeal if the defendant is a fugitive.

fugitive's goods The goods that a person forfeited as a result of fleeing.

fugitive-slave laws Federal statutes passed in 1793 and 1850 providing for the surrender and return of slaves who had escaped and fled to a free territory or a free state.

fugitivus (fyoo-ja-ti-vas), n. [Latin]. Roman law. A runaway slave; a fugitive.

fugue (fyoog). An abnormal state of consciousness in which one appears to function normally but on recovery has no memory of what one did while in that condition.

full adversary hearing See adjudication hearing under HEARING.

full adversary hearing- See adjudication hearing.

full age See age of majority.

full age- See age of majority (1) under AGE.

full bench See full court under COURT.

full blood The relationship existing between persons having the same two parents; unmixed ancestry. Also termed whole blood; entire blood.

full blood- See BLOOD.

full cash value See VALUE (2).

full copy Equity practice. A complete transcript of a bill or other pleading, with all indorsements and a copy of all exhibits.

full court A court session that is attended by all the court's judges; an en bane court. Also termed full bench.

full court- See COURT.

full cousin See COUSIN (1).

full coverage 1. nsurance protection that pays for the full amount of a loss with no deduction. 2. The ratio between corporate pretax income and corporate liability for bond interest payments.

full coverage- See COVERAGE.

full defense A technical common-law defensive plea, stated at length and without abbreviation. This plea is obsolete because of the pleading requirements in federal and state rules of civil procedure.

full defense- See DEFENSE (1).

full disclosure A complete revelation of all material facts.

full disclosure- See DISCLOSURE (1).

full faith and credit The recognition, acceptance, and enforcement of the laws, orders, and judgments of another jurisdiction; specif., the recognition by one state of another state's legal decisions.

Full Faith and Credit Act A federal statute requiring federal courts to give a state court's judgment the same preclusive effect as the judgment would have under state law. 28 USCA § 1738. See Migra v. Warren City School Dist. Bd. of Educ., 465 U.S. 75, 81,104 S.Ct. 892, 896 (1984).

Full Faith and Credit Clause U.S. Const. art. IV, § 1, which requires states to give effect to the acts, public records, and judicial decisions of other states.

Full Faith and Credit for Child-Support Orders Act A 1994 federal statute designed to facilitate interstate child-support collection. Under the Act, the state first issuing a child-support order maintains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order as long as the child or one or both of the litigants continue to reside there, unless all the contestants agree in writing to change jurisdiction. An order from one state may be registered for enforcement in another state. 28 USCA § 1738B.

full hearing See HEARING.

full hearing- 1. A hearing at which the parties are allowed notice of each other's claims and are given ample opportunity to present their positions with evidence and argument. 2. See ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING.

full indorsement 1. See irregular indorsement under INDORSEMENT. 2. See special indorsement under INDORSEMENT.

full indorsement- 1. See irregular indorsement. 2. See special indorsement.

full interdiction See INTERDICTION (3).

full interdiction The complete removal of ones right to care for oneself and ones affairs or estate because of mental incapacity. La. Civ. Code art. 389. - Also termed complete interdiction.

full member See voting member under MEMBER.

full name See NAME.

full ownership See perfect ownership under OWNERSHIP.

full pardon See absolute pardon under PARDON.

full partner See general partner under PARTNER.

full payout lease See finance lease under LEASE.

full performance See PERFORMANCE.

full powers An official document designating a person to represent a country for (1) negotiating, adopting, or authenticating the text of a treaty, (2) expressing the consent of the country to be bound by a treaty, or (3) accomplishing any act with respect to the treaty.

full proof 1. Civil law. proof by two witnesses or by public instrument. 2. Evidence that satisfies the minds of the jury of the truth of the fact in dispute beyond a reasonable doubt.

full proof See PROOF.

full right The union of good title with actual possession.

full settlement See SETTLEMENT (2).

full settlement A settlement and release of all pending claims between the parties.

full value See fair market value under VALUE (2).

full warranty See WARRANTY (2).

full-covenant-and-warranty deed See warranty deed.

full-covenant-and-warranty deed See warranty deed under DEED.

full-crew law A law that regulates the number of railroad employees required to operate a train, or airline employees required to operate an airplane.

full-faith-and-credit bond See general-obligation bond.