Law Lexicon
Fiduciary - A person or institution who manages money or property for another and who must exercise a standard care imposed by law, i.e., personal representative or executor of an estate, a trustee, etc.
Fifth Amendment - Among other rights, the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that a person cannot be compelled to present self-incriminating testimony in a criminal proceeding. This is the due process clause of American Constitution. In Bangladesh, the Amendment which replaced the original four principles and later declared void by the apex court.
File - To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court/court administrator to enter into the files or records of a case.
Filing Fee - The fee required for filing various documents.
Finding - Formal conclusion by a judge or regulatory agency on issues of fact. Also, a conclusion by a jury regarding a fact.
Fine - A sum of money paid as part of a penalty of conviction for a particular criminal offense.
Foreclosure - A court proceeding upon default in a mortgage to vest title in the mortgagee.
Source: Jurist International.
