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

In English law. The compass of the royal court, which bounds the jurisdiction of the lord steward of the household; it seems to have been twelve miles about. Britt. 68. A quantity

In Saxon law. A mulct or fine for a crime. See WEREGILD.

L. Lat. In Scotch law. Verging towards poverty; In declining circumstances. 2 Kames, Eq. 8.

In English law. Officers who carry white wands before the justices of either bench. Cowell. Mentioned In VERIFICATION 1203 VEST Fleta, as officers of the king’s court, who oppressed the people by

In pleading. A certain formula with which all pleadings containing new affirmative matter must conclude, being in itself an averment that the party pleading is ready to establish the truth of what

Lat. In the civil law. To be employed; to be conversant. Versari male in tutela, to misconduct one’s self in a guardianship. Calvin.

Lat. Against In the title of a cause, the name of the plaintiff is put first, followed by the word “versus,” then the defendant’s name. Thus, “Fletcher versus Peck,” or “Fletcher against

Everything bearing green leaves in a forest. Also that power which a man has, by royal grant, to cut green wood iu a forest. Also, iu heraldry, green color, called “ve- nus”

Lat. True; truthful; genuine; actual; real; just.

They that are immediate lord aud tenant one to another. Cowell.

A ship, brig, sloop, or other craft used in navigation. The word is more comprehensive than “ship.” The word “vessel” includes every description of water-craft or other artificial contriv- ances used, or

The crop on the ground. Cowell.

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.

Lat. In the law of evidence, a vestige, mark, or sign; a trace, track, or impression left by a physical object. Fleta, 1. 1, c. 25,

In English law. An order which may be granted by the chancery division of the high court of justice, (and formerly by chancery,) passing the legal estate in lieu of a conveyance.

In ecclesiastical law. The place in a church where the priest’s vestures are deposited. Also an assembly of the minister, church-wardens, and parishioners, usually held iu the vestry of the church, or

A crop of grass or corn. Also a garment; metaphorically applied to a possession or seisin.

In old English law. The vesture of the land; that is, the corn, grass, underwood, sweepage, and the like. Co. Litt 46. See Simpson v. Coe, 4 N. H. 301.

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