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Feasts






Feasts

Certain established periods in the Christian church. Formerly, the days of the feasts of saints were used to indicate the dates of instruments, and memorable events.

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Christian
One who believes or assents to the doctrines of Christianity, as taught by Jesus Christ in the New Testament, or who, being born of Christian parents or in a Christian country, does not profess any other religion, or does not belong to any one of the other religious divisions of man. Hale v. Everett, 53 N.H. 50 (1868). See Name, 1.

Church
A temple or building consecrated to the Honor of God and religion; or, an assembly of persons, united by the profession of the same Christian faith, met together for all religious worship. Robertson v. Bullions, 9 Barb. 95 (1850). The civil courts have only to do with the rights of property. When a right of property depends on a civil court question, and that question has been decided by the highest tribunal within the religious organization to which it has been carried, the civil courts accept that decision as final. Relations of Civil Law to Church Policy (1875) Hon. William Strong; Watson v. Jones, 13 Wall. 713, 722-31 (1871).

Feasts
Certain established periods in the Christian church. Formerly, the days of the feasts of saints were used to indicate the dates of instruments, and memorable events.

Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer



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Faute lourde
Gross negligence.The type of fault described by Potheir as: "...le soin que les personnes les moins soigneuses et les plus stupides ne manquent pas d'apporter à leurs affaires" (translation: the care which the least careful and most stupid persons do not fail to devote to their own affairs).

Favor
Bias partiality; lenity; prejudice.

Feal
Faithful. This word is not used.

Fealty
Fidelity, allegiance.

Fear
Criminal law. Dread, consciousness of approaching danger.

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Federal
Government. This term is commonly used to express a league or compact between two or more states.

Federal bureau of investigation
(FBI) A federal agency which investigates all violations of federal laws.

Federal communications commission
(FCC) A federal agency which regulates interstate and foreign communications by wire and radio.

Federal deposit insurance corporation
(FDIC) An agency which insures deposits in banking institutions in the event of financial failure.

Federal mediation and conciliation service
An agency which provides mediators to assist in labor-management disputes.

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