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forisfacere

forisfacere (for-is-fay-s[schwa]-ree), vb. [fr. Latin foris “without” + facere “to make”] Hist. 1. To forfeit (an estate or other property). • Literally, this means to make the property foreign to oneself. 2. To violate the law; to do a thing against or without the law.

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forisfamiliated

forisfamiliated (for-is-f[schwa]-mil-ee-ay-tid), adj. Hist. (Of a son) emancipated from paternal authority and in possession of a portion of family land in lieu of inheritance. “If our English law at any time knew an enduring patria potestas which could be likened to the Roman, that time had passed away long before the days of Bracton…. Bracton,

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