A deduction that is taken for taxes paid to a foreign government. It is tax withholding . It is done instead taking a foreign tax credit . It is better […]
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FOREIGN TRADE
the term that describes the exporting and importing of goods between countries.
FOREIGNER
In old English law , this term, when used with reference to a particularcity, designated any person who was not an inhabitant of that city. According to laterusage, it denotes […]
FOREIN
An old form of foreign, (q. v.) Blount
FOREJUDGE
In old English law and practice. To expel from court for some offenseor misconduct . When an ollicer or attorney of a court was expelled for any offense, orfor not […]
FOREMAN
The presiding member of a grand or petit jury, who speaks or answers for the jury.
FOREMAN OF THE JURY
This person is a jury member who has been designated to be the juries spokesperson .
FORENSIC
Belonging to courts of justice.
FORENSIC AUDIT
Using accounting methods to get forensic evidence . It is used for criminal acts like fraud or embezzlement . AKA forensic accounting
FORENSIC ENGINEERING
Applying engineering methods to find the cause of damage and failure of equipment and structures.
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Evidence that can be used in a court based on science. It can be blood tests , ballistics, and DNA.
FORENSIC MEDICINE
or medical jurisprudence , as it is also called, is “that sciencewhich teaches the application of every branch of medical knowledge to the purposes ofthe law; hence its limits are, […]
FORENSIS
In the civil law . Belonging to or connected with a court; forensic.Forcnsis homo, an advocate; a pleader of causes; one who practices in court. Calvin. In old Scotch law […]
FORESAID
is used in Scotch law as aforesaid is in English, and sometimes, in aplural form, foresaids. 2 How. State Tr. 715. Forsaidis occurs in old Scotch records.”The Loirdis assesouris forsaidis.” […]
FORESCHOKE
Foresaken; disavowed. 10 Edw. II. c. 1.
FORESEEABILITY
A reasonable or likely consequence of an act.
FORESEEABLE EMERGENCY
A possible event that results in releasing hazardous substance in an uncontrolled manner. It could be equipment failure, container rupture, control device failure.
FORESHORE
That part of the land adjacent to the sea which is alternately coveredand left dry by the ordinary flow of the tides; i. e., by the medium line between thegreatest […]
FORESIGHT
A judgement about a future event that has not yet occured. The past and current knowledge can help with this. Of it can be intuition. A party that can get […]
FOREST
In old English law . A certain territory of wooded ground and fruitful pastures,privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest, chase, and warren, to rest andabide in the safe […]
FOREST ARIUS
In English law . A forester. An officer who takes care of tho woods and forests. Dc farcstario aiwoncn- ilo,a writ which lay to appoint a forester to prevent further […]
FORESTAGIUM
A duty or tribute payable to the king’s foresters. Cowell.
FORESTALL
To intercept or obstruct a passenger on the king’s highway. Cowell. Tobeset the way of a tenant so as to prevent his coming on the premises. 3 Bl. Comm.170. To […]
FORESTALLING THE MARKET
The act of the buying or contracting for any merchandise or provision on its way to the market, with the intention of selling it again at ahigher price; or the […]
FORETHOUGHT FELONY
In Scotch law. Murder committed in consequence of a previous design. Ersk. Inst 4, 4, 50; Hell.