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Felo de se
Felo de seCriminal law. A felon of himself; a self-murderer. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Criminal Relating to, or having the character of crime Law A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system. Felon A person convicted of a felony crime. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Felon A person convicted of a felony crime. Feloniously Pleadings. This is a technical word which must be introduced into every indictment for a felony, charging the offence to have been committed feloniously; no other word, nor any circumlocution, will supply its place. Felony In some US states, any serious crime for which the possible maximum sentence is more than one year in prison. (Probation can be an alternative to prison in most felony crimes.) PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Fee tail A form of tenure under the feudal system that could only be transferred to a lineal descendant. If there were no lineal descendants upon the death of the tenant, the land reverted back to the lord. Fees Compensation. Certain perquisites allowed by law to officers concerned in the administration of justice, or in the performance of duties required by law, as a recompense for their labor and trouble. Fee-simple An absolute inheritance, clear of any condition, limitation or restriction to particular heirs, but descendible to the heirs general, whether male or female, lineal or collateral. Feigned action Practice. An action brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true; it differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ are false. Feigned issue, pract Issue. Practice. An issue brought by consent of the parties, or the direction of a court of equity, or such courts as possess equitable powers, to determine before a jury some disputed matter of fact, which the court has not the power or is unwilling to decide. Felo de se Feloniously Pleadings. This is a technical word which must be introduced into every indictment for a felony, charging the offence to have been committed feloniously; no other word, nor any circumlocution, will supply its place. Female This term denotes the sex which bears young. Female; feme; femme French. A woman; a wife. Feme is the older form: Latin femella, femina, a young woman. Plural, femes, femmes. Feme or more properly Femme, Woman. Feme covert A married woman: under the wing, protection or cover of her husband. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Felo de se. If you have a better definition for Felo de se than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Felo de se may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Felo de se and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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