Simple English definitions for legal terms
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FEARM: A word that means the same thing as FARM. A farm is a piece of land with buildings where people grow crops or raise animals. Long ago, people used to pay rent for the land they farmed, and that rent was called a "ferm" or "fearm." Nowadays, farming means working on a farm to grow food or taking care of animals. Sometimes people also use the word "farm" to mean renting out land to someone else to use for farming.
Definition: Fearm is a misspelling of the word "farm". A farm is a piece of land with buildings used for agricultural purposes. It can also refer to the land for which rent is paid.
The first example illustrates the use of "farm" as a piece of land used for agriculture. The second example shows how "farm" can also refer to the land for which rent is paid.