Category: V

A writ for choice of a verderer in the forest. ‘ Reg. orig. 177

Lat. A pure virgin

A yard-land

A specles of copyholder, who holds by the vlrge or rod

r VTRGATA TER-RJB.) In old Engllsh 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. 5a

In old English law. A rod or staff; a rod or ensign of office. Cowell

By the use of force; forcibly; with violence. The term is used in in-dictments for certain offenses. State vt Blake, 39 Me. 324; State v. williams, 32 La. Ann. 337, 36 Am. Rep. 272; Craig v. State, 157 Ind. 574, 62 N. E. 5

Characterized or caused by violence; severe; assailing the person (and

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

Fr. In French lnw. Rape. Bar-ring. ob. St. 139

Thfs term includes all alcoholic beverages made from the Juice of the grape by the process of fermentation, and perhaps similar liquors made from ap-ples and from some specles of berries; hut not pure alcohol nor distilled liquors nor malt liquors such as beer and ale. See Ad-ler v. State, 55 Ala. 23; Reyfeit v. […]

In Roman law. A rod or wand; and, from the use of that instruhient ln their course, various legal acts came to be distinguished by the term; e. g., one of the three ancient modes of manumission waa by the vindicta; also the rod or wand lnter-vened ln the progress of the old action of […]

See Dam-ages

The sanction of the laws, whereby it is sig-nified what evil or penalty shall be incurred by such as commit any public wrongs, and transgress or neglect their duty. 1 Steph. Comm. 37.

Lat. In the civil lnw. A defender

In Spanish law. The bond, chain, or tie of marriage, white, New Recop. b. 1, tit. 6, c. 1, 5 2

In Spanish lnw. An entnil. Schm. Civil Lnw, 308

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, razed the houses, rooted up the trees, and committed his body to prison. It has be-come obsolete. 4 Bl. Comm. 136; 4 Steph. […]

A payment of n certnin quantity of wine instead of rent for a vine-ynrd. 2 Mon. Ang. p. 980

A servile kind of tenure belongiug to lauds or tenements, whereby the tenant was bound to do all such services as the lord commanded, or were fit for a vil-lein to do. Cowell. See Villein

A person attached to a manor, who was substantially in the condition of a slave, who performed the base and ser-vile work upon the manor for the lord, and was. In most respects, a subject of property and belonging to him. 1 washb. Real Prop. 26

An opprobrious epithet, im-plying great moral delinquency, and equiv-alent to knave, rascal, or scoundrel. The word is libelous. 1 Bos. & P. 331

E. Any small assemblage of houses for dwellings or business, or both, in the country, whether they are situated upon regularly laid out streets and alleys or not, constitutes a village. Hebert v. Lavalle, 27 111. 448

Lat. In Saxon law. A royal residence. Spelman

In old Englisb law, this word was used to signify the parts into which a hun-dred or wapentake was divided. It also sig-nifles a town or city

Lat. Strength ; virtue; force; efficiency. Proprio vigore, by its own force

In eccleslasticnl law. The.eve or next day before any solemn feast

L. Fr. In old English law. A vivum vadium or living pledge, as distin-gnlshed from a mortgage or dead pledge. Properly, an estate given as security for a debt, the debt to be satisfied out of the rents, issues, and profits

Persons who are appointed by & court to make an lnvestigatlon of cer-taln matters, or to examlne a partlcular locality, (as, the proposed site of a new road,) and to report to the court the result of thelr lnspection, wlth their opinion on the same

The rlght of prospect; the outlook or prospect from the windows of one’s house. A species of urban servltude whlch prohibits the obstruction of such prospect. 3 Kent, Comm. 448

Lat. The making a solemn profession to live a sole and chaste woman

widowhood

An inspeximus, (q. v.) Barring, ob. SL 5

In French feudal law. orig-inally, an officer who represented the bishop, as the viscount did the count. In process of time, these dignitaries erected their offices in-to fiefs, and became feudal nobles, such ss the vidame ot Chartres, Rheims, etc., continuing to take thelr titles from the seat of the bishop

Lat. A word of reference. Vide ante, or vide supra, refers to a previous pas-sage, vide post, or vide infra, to a subsequent passage, in a book

In English law. A person authorized by iaw to keep a house of entertainment for the public; a publican. 9′ Adol. A E. 423

L, or VIGONTIEL. Any* thing that belongs to the sheriffs, aa vicontiel write; i. e., snch as are triable ln the sher-lfTs court As to vlcontlel rents, see St 3 A 4 wm. IV. c. 99, || 12, 13, whlch placee them under the management of the commls-sloners of the woods and forests. CowelL

In 8cotch law. A meddling with the movables of a de-ceased, without confirmation or probate of his will or other title, wharton

An ancient writ against the mayor or balllff of a town, etc., for the dean keeping of their streets and lanes. Reg. orig. 267.

The neighborhood; vid-nage; the venue. Co. Litt 185b

Neighborhood; near dwell-lng; vicinity. 2 Bl. Comm. 33; Cowell. In modern usage, it means the county where a trial ls had, a crime committed, etc. See State v. Crlnklaw, 40 Neb. 759, 59 N. W. 370; Convers v. Railway Co., 18 Mich. 468; Tay-lor v. Gardiner, 11 R. I. 184; Ex parte Mc-Neeley, 36 W. […]

A person clothed wlth au-thority to act In place of the king; hence, the usual title of the governor of a dependency

Lat In the place or stead. Vice mea, in my place

The sheriff hath not sent the writ. The form of continuance on the record after Issue and before trial. 7 Mod. 349; 11 Mod. 281.

Petty or small tithes payable to the vicar. 2 Steph. Comm. 681

In Engllsh ecclesiastical law. The living or benefice of a vicar, as a parsonage is of a parson. 1 Bl. Comm- 387, 388

one who performs the functlons of another; a substitute. Also the incumbent of an approprlated or lmproprlated ecclesias-tlcal benefice, as distinguished from the incumbent of a non-appropriated benefice, who

Lat. In Roman law. A summoner or apparitor; an officer who atteuded on the tribunes and tedlles

In old English law. A returning oflicer. 7 Mod. 13