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fictitious name is forgery, although the 

 use of a fictitious name was not essential 

 to the negotiation. 



A receipt indorsed on a bill of exchange, 

 in a fictitious name, is forgery, although 

 such name does not purport to be the 

 name of any particular person. If a per- 

 son, who has for many years been known 

 by a name which was not his own, and af- 

 terwards assume his real name, and in that 

 name draw a bili of exchange, he will not 

 be guilty of forgery, although such bill 

 Were drawn for fraudulent purposes. 



The following statute is one of the most 

 generally applicable to cases of forgery. 

 If any person shall falsely make, forge, or 

 counterfeit, or cause or procure to be 

 falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or 

 willingly aid or assist in the false making 

 or counterfeiting any cletd, will, bond, 

 writing obligatory, bill of exchange, pro- 

 missory note for payment of money, ac- 

 quittance, or receipt, either for money 

 or goods, with intent to defraud any per- 

 son, or shall utter or publish the same as 

 true, knowing the same to be false, forg- 

 ed, or counterfeited, he shall be guilty of 

 felony without benefit of clergy ; but not 

 to work corruption of blood, or disherison 

 of heirs. 2 Geo. II. c. 25. From this, as 

 well as other statutes, it will be seen, that 

 not only the counterfeiting or forging 

 false instruments, but the uttering, pass- 

 ing, or putting them off knowingly, is a 

 capital felony ; and in order to detect 

 counterfeiters or forgers of bank notes, 

 the being possessed only of such forged 

 notes, knowing them to be forged, is now 

 made by a late statute a transportable of- 

 fence. 



FORGING, in smithery, the beating or 

 hammering iron on the anvil, after hav- 

 ing h'rst made it red hot in the forge, in 

 order to extend it into various forms, and 

 fashion it into works. See FORGE. 



FORGING, or imitating stamps to defraud 

 the revenue, is a capital forgery by the 

 several stamp acts; and the receiving 

 them knowingly is made single "felony, 

 punishable with seven years transporta- 

 tion. 12 Geo. III. c. 48. A person was 

 lately executed for forging the ace of 

 spades to a pack of curds. 



FORM denotes the external appearance 

 or surface of a body, or the disposition of 

 its parts, as to the length, breadth, and 

 thickness. 



FORM, among mechanics, for a sort of 

 mould, whereon any thing is fashioned or 

 wrought : as the hatter's form, the paper- 

 makers' form, &c. 



FOHM, printers', an assemblage of let- 



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terg, words, and lines, ranged in order, 

 and so disposed into pages by the compo- 

 sitor, from which, by means of ink and a 

 press, the printed sheets are drawn. Eve- 

 ry form is inclosed in an iron chase, 

 wherein it is firmly locked by a number 

 of pieces of wood ; some long and nar- 

 row, and others of the form of wedges. 

 There are two forms required for every 

 sheet, one for each side ; and each form 

 consists of more or fewer pages, accord- 

 ing to the size of the book. 



FORM of a series, in algebra, that affec- 

 tion of an undeterminate series, which 

 arises from the different values of the in- 

 dices of the known quantity. See SE- 

 RIES. 



FORMA pauperis, in law, is when any 

 person has cause of suit, and is so poor 

 that he cannot support the usual charges 

 of suing at law or in equity. Upon his 

 making oath that he is not worth five 

 pounds, his debts being paid, and bring- 

 ing a certificate from some barrister, that 

 he has just cause of suit, the judge ad- 

 mits him to sue in forma panperis, that is 

 without paying fees to counsellor, attor- 

 nies, or clerk; and he shall have original 

 writs and subpoenas gratis. And he shall, 

 when plaintiff, be excused from costs, 

 but shall suffer other punishment at the 

 discretion of the judge. And it was for- 

 merly usual to give such paupers, if non- 

 suited, their election, either to be whip- 

 ped, or pay the costs ; though the prac- 

 tice is now disused. 



It seems agreed, that a pauper may re- 

 cover costs, though he pay none ; for al- 

 though the counsel and clerks are bound 

 to give their labour to him, yet they are 

 not bound to give it to his opponent. 



FORMEDON, a real action to reeoveJP 

 the right by the tenant in tail, or the re- 

 versioner, and which is called formedon, 

 because the title or form of the don 01? 

 gift is stated in the writ; there are three 

 sorts, in the descender, remainder, and 

 revertor. But these writs are now seldom 

 brought, except in some special cases, 

 where it cannot be avoided ; the trial of 

 titles by ejectment is now the usual me. 

 thod, and is done with much less trouble 

 and expense. 



FORMIC acid. It has long been known 

 that ants contain a strong acid, which 

 they occasionally emit j and which may be- 

 obtained from the ants, either by simple 

 distillation or by infusion of them in boil- 

 ing water, and subsequent distillation of 

 as much of the water as can be brought 

 over without burning the residue. After 

 this, it may be purified by repeated re<S- 



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