Tag: FE
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Feet of Fines under Richard Ii
Feet of Fines and Eyres This issue under the Ruling of King Richard II of England Feet of Fines under Richard II and Medieval Law Feet of Fines under Richard II and Legal History Feet of Fines and Eyres Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) […]
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Fee-paid
Fee-paid in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Roles which are paid according to the number of sittings or days worked.
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Feudal System
Definition of Feudal System In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Feudal System : A political, economic, and social system in which the main social bond was the relationship between the Lord and others and in which this personal relationship was inseparable […]
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Feme Sole
Definition of Feme Sole In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Feme Sole : (Anglo-French) An unmarried woman. The term includes a widow or divorcee or a woman whose marriage has been annulled.
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Feme Covert
Definition of Feme Covert In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Feme Covert : (Anglo-French) A married woman, under the *coverture of her husband.
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Felonies
Definition of Felonies Until the criminal law act 1967 and the coming into force of sec 1, felonies were treated as serious offences.
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Fee Simple Absolute in Possession
Definition of Fee Simple Absolute in Possession In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Fee Simple Absolute in Possession : One of only two forms of ownership of land that, under the Law of Property Act 1925, can exist as a legal estate (See also term of years…
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Fee
Definition of Fee In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Fee : A legal estate (other than leasehold) in land that is capable of being inherited. Since the Law of Property Act 1925 the term's only modern significance is in the phrase *fee simple absolute […]
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Ferae Naturae
Resources See Also See classification of animals. Definition of Ferae Naturae From the latin, meaning 'of a wild nature or disposition'.
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Felony
Definition of Felony In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Felony : Formerly, an offence more serious than a *misdemeanour. Since 1967 the term has been abandoned (although it is retained in pre-1967 statutes that are still in force) and the law formerly […]
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Fee Tail
Definition of Fee Tail In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Fee Tail : A legal estate in land that was abolished by the Law of Property Act 1925. It can now exist only as an equitable *entailed interest, and no new entailed interests can be created since…
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Ferry
Definition of Ferry In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Ferry : A public highway by boat across water connecting places where the public have rights (usually of way) granted by royal charter or acquired by *prescriptio
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Feminism
British Political and Social Thought: Socialism and Feminism Introduction to Feminism The revolutionary socialist ideology of German political philosopher Karl Marx had very little influence in Britain, even though Marx spent much of his adult life in London. Much more important in shaping […]
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Feudal Courts
History of Feudal Courts Feudal Courts Centuries before the Norman Conquest, the system of popular or district justice found itself confronted with a rival scheme of jurisdictions—the innumerable private courts belonging to the feudal lords. These private tribunals, known as feudal, […]
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Feudal Aids
The feudal tenant was expected to come to the aid of his lord in any special crisis or emergency. At first, the occasions on which these “aids” might be demanded were varied and undefined. Gradually they were limited to three. Glanvill, indeed, mentions only two: the knighting of the […]