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see false imprisonment.
false imprisonment
the unlawful restraint of another person's liberty. Also, the unlawful detention of a person without his or her consent. Sometimes called false arrest.
false pretenses
knowingly and unlawfully obtaining title to, and possession of, the lawful property of another by means of deception, and with intent to defraud. Also known as obtaining property by false pretenses.
federal interest computer
a computer exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the United States Government, or one which is used by or for a financial institution or the United States Government, or which is one of two or more computers used in committing the offense, not all of which are located in the same state.
fellatio
oral stimulation of the penis.
felony
a serious crime, generally one punishable by death or by incarceration in a state or federal prison facility as opposed to a jail.
felony murder rule
a rule that establishes murder liability for a defendant if he or she kills another person during the commission of certain felonies.
fighting words
utterances which are intended to provoke the person(s) at whom they are directed. Fighting words are not protected by the free speech clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
first degree murder
any willful, deliberate and premeditated killing.
fixtures
items that are permanently affixed to the land
forfeiture
an enforcement strategy supported by federal statutes and some state laws which authorizes judges to seize "all monies, negotiable instruments, securities, or other things of value furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a controlled substance…(and) all proceeds traceable to such an exchange."
forgery
the making of a false written instrument or the material alteration of an existing genuine written instrument.
forcible rape
rape that is accomplished against a person's will by means of force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury to the victim.
fornication
voluntary sexual intercourse between two persons, one of whom is unmarried.
fleeing felon rule
a now defunct law enforcement practice that permitted officers to shoot a suspected felon who attempted to flee from a lawful arrest.
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