a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
fieri facias
Noun
a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt
final injunction
Noun
injunction issued on completion of a trial
fundamental law
Noun
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
false return
Noun
an incorrect income tax return
fair-trade agreement
Noun
an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer
federal job safety law
Noun
a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment
floater
Noun
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
floater
Noun
an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
floater
Noun
an object that floats or is capable of floating
floater
Noun
a swimmer who floats in the water
floater
Noun
a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
floater
Noun
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
floater
Noun
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
floater
Noun
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
fishing license
Noun
a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time
fishing licence
Noun
a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time
fiddle-faddle
Noun
trivial nonsense
fa la
Noun
meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong
fal la
Noun
meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong
foundry proof
Noun
a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made
florilegium
Noun
an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
flummery
Noun
meaningless ceremonies and flattery
flummery
Noun
a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
flow chart
Noun
a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
flowchart
Noun
a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
flow diagram
Noun
a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
flow sheet
Noun
a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
function call
Noun
a call that passes control to a subroutine
folderol
Noun
nonsensical talk or writing
film clip
Noun
a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast
flick
Noun
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
flick
Noun
a short stroke
flick
Noun
a light sharp contact, usually with something flexible
flick
Verb
remove with a flick (of the hand)
flick
Verb
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
flick
Verb
cause to make a snapping sound
flick
Verb
throw or toss with a quick motion
flick
Verb
twitch or flutter
flick
Verb
cause to move with a flick
flick
Verb
look through a book or other written material
flick
Verb
flash intermittently
flick
Verb
shine unsteadily
feature film
Noun
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
final cut
Noun
the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
fan letter
Noun
a letter that is a piece of fan mail
form letter
Noun
a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
facial recognition
Noun
biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces
finger scan
Noun
biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically