Fair Comment
A comment made which though defamatory, is not actionable as it is an opinion on public interest.
Fair Market Value
The hypothetical probable price that could be
obtained for a property.
Falsa Demonstratio Non Nacet
Latin, a wrong description of an item in a legal document will not necessarily
void the gift if it can be determined from other facts.
False Imprisonment
the holding of an individual without proper authority or general detention not
authorized by law
Fascism
A form of government which is authoritarian and oppressively conservative, who
believes in the supremacy of the stated national group.
Fault
A breach of duty or negligence and, under some
circumstances, the errors or omissions of others or of things under a person's
control.
Federal Court
courts under the jurisdiction of US law; separated into district courts, court
of appeals, and the Supreme Court
Federalism
A system of government which has created, by written agreement, a central and
national government to which it has distributed specified legislative powers,
and called the federal
government, and regional governments to which is distributed other specified legislative powers.
government, and regional governments to which is distributed other specified legislative powers.
Felony
A serious crime for which the punishment would
entail more than a year of imprisonment.
Ferae Naturae
Latin, "wild in nature."