Also known as: finire · finitio · finium · finit · end · termination · boundary
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
2 senses
A historical legal term denoting the boundary or limit of an interest in land.
The compromise of a fine of conveyance or a payment made to satisfy a criminal penalty.
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A historical legal term denoting the boundary or limit of an interest in land.
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The compromise of a fine of conveyance or a payment made to satisfy a criminal penalty.
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Flora Ford conveyed a possessory interest in land to Faith Fitzgerald for a fixed term. After the term ended, Faith remained in possession without asserting superior title. The finis of the original interest marked the start of an estate at sufferance.
Falcon Dynamics leased property to Francesca Fowler on a month-to-month basis. When Falcon gave the required notice, the finis of the current period terminated the landlord-tenant relationship.
Ferrum Metals operated a manufacturing plant that became nonconforming after new zoning rules. After the statutory period of discontinuance, the finis of the vested right required the use to cease.
Fumiko Fujimoto and Felicia Fuentes entered a cohabitants agreement. When one party breached during the relationship, the finis of performance triggered accrual of the contract claim.
Farah Fox cohabited with a partner under a good-faith belief they were married. Upon learning the marriage was invalid, the finis of putative spouse status cut off further acquisition of spousal rights.
Frostline Textiles sought delivery of a judicial commission that had been signed but withheld. The finis of the appointment process raised the question whether mandamus could compel the final ministerial act.
Finis marks the conclusion of the current period once proper notice is given, after which the landlord-tenant relationship terminates.
Knowledge that the marriage is not legal ends the status and prevents further acquisition of rights, though existing rights may still be apportioned.
The right ends after statutory discontinuance or the reasonable period allowed by an amortization ordinance.
…The first writ of mandamus commands the officer to do the thing or show cause why not; if the cause be sufficient there is an end, if not a peremptory mandamus is awarded. The discretion of a court is a legal discretion, not arbitrary; if the applicant makes out a proper case the court are bound to grant it. Mr. Lee…