Category: V

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

An offense against the laws of nations. 4 Steph. Comm. 217.

Lat. By virtue of his office. By the authority vested in him as the incumbent of the particular office.

In old English law. The fault or mistake of a writer or copyist; a clerical error. Gilb. Forum Rom. 185.

The act of emptying; ejection from a benefice.

In common recoveries, tlie person who is called to warrant or defend the title is called the “vouchee.” 2 Bouv. Inst, no. 2093.

Lat In Roman law. Bail or security; the giving of ball for appearance in court; a recognizance. Calvin.

In English law. A list of all the ratable hereditaments in a parish, showing the names of the occupier, the owner, the property, the extent of the property, the gross estimated rental,

In old European law. Sorcery ; witchcraft; the profession of the Vau- dois.

One who leads greyhounds. Blount

A kneeling or low prostration on the ground by penitents; pardon.

L. Lat. In old English law. A verdict; a declaration of the truth of a matter in issue, submitted to a jury for trial. Veredictum, quasi dictum veritatis; nt judicium quasi juris

Accrued; fixed; settled; absolute ; having the character or giving the rights of absolute ownership; not contingent; not subject to be defeated by a condition precedent. See Scott v. West, 03 Wis.

A proceeding is said to be vexatious when the party bringing it is uot acting bona fide, and merely wishes to annoy or embarrass his opponent, or when it is not calculated

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 judgment which deprived one of his libera lex, whereby he was discredited and disabled as a juror or witness; forfeited his goods and chattels and lands for life; wasted the lands,

The term “violence” is synonymous with “physical force,” and the two are used interchangeably, iu relation to assaults, by elementary writers on criminal law. State v. Wells, 31 Conn. 212.

Lat Any kind of force, violence, or disturbance relating to a man’s person or his property.