Category: V

Lat. A vexed question; a question often agitated or discussed, but not determined or settled: a question or point which has been differently de- termined, and so left doubtful. 7 Coke, 45b;

A fault, defect, or imperfection. In the civil law, redhibitory vices are such faults or imperfections in the subject-matter of a sale as will give the purchaser the right Sto return the

Widowhood.

A servile kind of tenure belonging to lands or tenements, whereby the tenant was bound to do all such services as the lord commanded, or were fit for a vil- lein to

Lat A man, especially as marking the sex. In the Latin phrases and maxims of the old English law, this word generally means “husband,” the expression i-ir et uxor corresponding to the

An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey. Webster.

See VADIUM. Vix ulla lex fieri potest quae omnibus commoda sit, sed si majori parti prospi- ciat, utilis est. Scarcely any law can be made which is adapted to all, but, if

Suffrage; the expression of his will, preference, or choice, formally mani- fested by a member of a legislative or deliberative body, or of a constituency or a body of qualified electors, in

Lat Let it be vacated. In practice, a rule or order by which a proceeding is vacated; a vacating.

was anciently a name denoting young gentlemen of rank and family, but afterwards applied to those of lower degree, and is now used for a menial servant, more particularly occupied about the

In old Scotch law. Warranty.

In mining law. A body of mineral or mineralized rock, filling a seam or fissure in the earth’s crust, within defined boundaries in the general mass of the mountain, and having a

Lat A female vendor. Cod. 4, 51, 3.

Parol; by word of mouth; oral; as. verbal agreement, verbal evidence; or written, but not signed, or not executed with the formalities required for a deed VERBAL 15 or prescribed by statute

The crop on the ground. Cowell.

The injury or damage which is suffered in consequence of the tricks of another.

The sheriff hath not sent the writ. The form of continuance on the record after issue and before trial. 7 Mod. 349; 11 Mod. 231.

Fr. Life; occurring in the phrases cestui que vie, pur autre vie, etc.

A payment of a certain quantity of wine instead of rent for a vineyard. 2 Mon. Ang. p. 980.

Lat (The plural of “vis.”) Powers ; forces; capabilities: natural powers; powers granted or limited. See ULTRA VIRES. Vires acquirit enndo. It gains strength by continuance. Mann v. Mann’s Ex’rs, 1 Johns.