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  • 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 development as to make possible the continuance of its life.
  • VIAE SERVITUS
    Lat. A right of way over another's land.
  • VIAGERE RENTE
    In French law. A rent charge or annuity payable for the life of the annuitant.
  • VIANDER
    In old English law. A returning officer. 7 Mod. 13.
  • VIATOR
    Lat. In Roman law. A sum-moner or apparitor; an officer who attended on the tribunes and tedlles.
  • VICAR
    One who performs the functions of another; a substitute. Also the incumbent of an appropriated or impropriated ecclesias-tical benefice, as distinguished from the in-cumbent of a non-appropriated benefice, who is called a "rector." Wharton. See Pinder v. Barr, 4 El. & Bl. 115. —Vicar general. An ecclesiastical officer who assists More...
  • VICARAGE
    In English ecclesiastical law. The living or benefice of a vicar, as a parsonage is of a parson. 1 Bl. Comm. 387, 388.
  • VICARIAL TITHES
    Petty or small tithes payable to the vicar. 2 Steph. Comm. . 681.
  • VICARIO, ETC.
    An ancient writ for a spiritual person imprisoned, upon forfeiture of a recognisance, etc. Reg. Orig. 147. Viearins non Habet vioarinm. A deputy has not [cannot have] a deputy. A delegated power cannot be again delegated. Broom, Max. 830.
  • VICE
    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 to return the article and demand back the price.
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