"Fortia" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL
Force. In old English law. Force used by an accessary, to enable the principal to commit a crime, as by binding or holding a person while another killed him, or by aldlng or counseling in any way, or coinmandlng the act to be done. Bract fols. 138, 138b. According to Lord Coke, fortia was a word of art, and properly signified the furnishing of a weapon of force to do tbe fact, and by force whereof the fact was com-mitted, and he that furnished it was not pres-ent when the fact was done. 2 Inst. 182. —Fortia frisca. Fresh force, (q. c
All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from and to and why.
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Little Tommy's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station. There they saw pictures tacked to a big bulletin board. The label clearly read, "The 10 Most Wanted."One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person."Yes," said the policeman, "the detectives want him very badly."So Little Tommy asked, while tugging on the man's belt, "Um, mister, why didn't you keep them when you took their pictures?"
Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact.
Read the complete definitionThe application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then …
Read the complete definitionDeriving existence, sup-port, or direction from another; conditioned, ln respect to force or obligation, upon an extraneous act or fact
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