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VENTE

In French law. Sale; contract of sale.

VERIFY

To confirm or substantiate by oath ; to show to be true. Particularly used of making formal oath to accouuts, petitions, pleadings, and other papers. The word “verify” sometimes means to confirm

VESTURE

In old English law. Profit of land. “How much the vesture of an acre is worth.” Oowell.

VIABILITY

VIABILITY. Capability of living. A term used to denote the power a new-born child possesses of continuing its independent existence.

VICOUNTIEL, or VICONTIEL

Anything that belongs to the sheriffs, as vicontiel writs; i. e., such as are triable iu the sheriffs court As to vicontiel rents, see St. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 99,

VIGOR

Lat. Strength; virtue; force; efficiency. Proprio vigore, by its own force. VIIS ET MODIS1208 VINDEX

VINDEX

Lat. In the civil law. A defender. VINDICARE 1209 VIRGA

VIRGA TEBBX, (or VIRGATA TER-

In old English law. A yard-land; a measure of land of variable quantity, containing in some places twenty, in others twenty-four, In others thirty, and in others forty, acres. Cowell; Co. Litt

VISITATION BOOKS

In English law. Books compiled by the heralds, when prog- resses were solemnly and regularly made into every part of the kingdom, to inquire into the state of families, and to register

VIVUM VADIUM

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

VOLUNTARY

Free; without compulsion or solicitation. Without consideration; without valuable consideration; gratuitous.

VACATION

That period of time between the end of one term of court and the beginning of another. See Von Schmidt v. Widber, 99 Cal. 511, 34 Pac. 109; Colliding v. Ridgely, 112

VARDA

In old Scotch law. Ward; custody; guardianship. Answering to “war- da,” in old English law. Spelman.

VENDITffi

In old European law. A tax upon things sold in markets and public fairs. Spelman.

VENTER, VENTRE

The belly or womb. The term Is used In law as designating the maternal parentage of children. Thus, where in ordinary phraseology we should say that A. was R.’s child by his

VERITY

Truth; truthfulness; conformity to fact. The records of a court “import uncontrollable verity.” 1 Black, Judgm. { 276.

VESTURE OF EAND

A phrase including all things, trees excepted, which grow upon the surface of the land, and clothe it externally. Ham. N. P. 151.

VIABLE

Capable of life. This term is applied to a newly-born infant, and especially to one prematurely born, which is not only born alive, but in such a state of organic de- velopment

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