Legal Definitions - FTS

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Fuer is a term used in Law French that means "flight from the law". It refers to the act of evading the law or failing to appear in court.

Example: If a person is summoned to court but fails to appear, the law treats that failure as fuer.

Fuero is a Spanish legal term that has several meanings:

• A forum or court
• The territory in which a court has the power to act
• A privilege enjoyed by some but not others
• A custom having the force of law
• A collection of local, usually customary, laws

Example: The Fuero Juzgo is a 7th-century Visigothic code that contains the earliest known laws of community property. It was later incorporated into the laws of 13th-century Spain and influenced the development of legal codes in other countries.

Example: The Fuero Real is a collection of ancient customs of Castile that was collected to produce a uniform legal code. It was incorporated into local fueros and influenced the development of Louisiana's system of acquets and gains.