Legal Maxim

Meaning

Faciendo domino superiori quod de jure facere tenetur

By performing that to the superior which by law he is bound to perform.

Factum a judice quod ad officium ejus non pertinent ratum non est

Anything done by a judge which does not belong to his office is not valid.

Falsa demonstration non nocet

Mere false description does not vitiate the object.

Fieri non debt, sed factum valet

It ought not to be done, but if done it is valid.

Fraus est celare fraudem

It is fraud to conceal fraud.

Fraus est audiosa et non praesumenda

Fraud is odious and not to be presumed.

Fraus letet in generalibus

Fraud lurks in general statements.

Frustra legis auxilium quaerit qui in legem committit

One seeks the aid of law in vain who is himself acting contrary to the law.

Furiosa nulla voluntas est

Mad men have no free will.

Furiosus absentis loco est

An insane person is regarded as an absent person.

Furtum

Place where theft is committed.