Legal Term Dictionary

(Latin) Any kind of force, violence, or disturbance relating to a man's person or his property. —Vis ablativa. In the civil law. Ablative force; force which is exerted in taking away a thing from another. Calvin.—Vis armata. In the civil and old English law. Armed force ; force exerted by More...

(Latin) Any kind of force, violence, or disturbance relating to a man's person or his property. —Vis ablativa. In the civil law. Ablative force; force which is exerted in taking away a thing from another. Calvin.—Vis armata. In the civil and old English law. Armed force ; force exerted by means of arms or weapons.—Vis elandestina. In old English law. Clandes¬tine force; such as is used by night. Bract, fol. 162.—Vis compnlsiva. In the civil and old English law. Compulsive force; that which is exerted to compel another to do an act against his will; force exerted by menaces or terror.-Vis dlvina. In (he civil law. Divine or superhuman force; the act of God.—Vis et metas. In Scotch law. Force and fear. Bell. —Vis expulsiva. In old English law. Ex¬pulsive force; force used to expel another, or put him out of his possession. Bracton con¬trasts it with "tri« simplex" and divides it into expulsive force with arms, and expulsive force without arms. Bract, fol. 162.—Vis extur-batlva. In the civil law. Exturbative force; force used to thrust out another. Force nsed between two contending claimants of possession, the one endeavoring to thrust out the other. Calvin.—Vis fluniais. In the civil law. The force of a river; the force exerted by a stream or current; water-power.—Vis im-press*. The original act of force out of which an injury arises, as distinguished from "vis proximo* tbe proximate force, or immediate cause of the injury. 2 Greenl. Ev. § 224*— Vis inermis. In old English law. Unarmed force; tbe opposite of "vis armata" Bract fol. 162.—Vis injuries*. In old English law. Wrongful force; otherwise called "iUicita" (unlawful.) Bract foL 162.—Vis inquietntiva. In the civil law. Disquieting force. Calvin. Bracton defines it to be where one does not per¬mit another to use his possession quietly and in peace. Bract fol. 162.—Vis laic*. In old English law. Lay force: an armed force used to hold possession of a church. Reg. Orig. 50, 60.—Vis lieita. In old English law. Lawful force. Bract, fol. 162.—Vis major. A greater or superior force; an irresistible force. This term is much used in the law of bailments to denote the interposition of violence or coercion proceeding from human agency, (wherein it dif¬fers from the "act of God,") but of such a character and strength as to be beyond the powers of resistance or control of those against whom it is directed; for example, the attack of the public enemy or a band of pirates. See The George Shiras, 61 Fed. 300, 9 C. C. A. 511; Brousseau v. The Hudson, 11 La, Ann. 428; Nugent v. Smith, 1 C. P. Div. 437. Ir the civil law, this term is sometimes used as synonymous with "vis divine" or the act of God. Calvin. —Vis pertubatlva. In old English law. Force used between parties contending for a Sossession.—Vis proxima. Immediate force, ee Vis IMPBESSA.—Vis simplex. In old English law. Simple or mere force. Distinguished by Bracton from "vis armata." and also rom "vis expulsive" Bract, fol. 162.Vis legibas est inimioa. 3 Inst 176. Violence is inimical to the laws. Less...

An official Indorsement npon a document, passport commercial book, etc.. to certify that it has been examined and found correct or in due form.

An official Indorsement npon a document, passport commercial book, etc.. to certify that it has been examined and found correct or in due form. Less...

A decree of English nobility, next below that of earl. An old title of the sheriff.

A decree of English nobility, next below that of earl. An old title of the sheriff. Less...

An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on bin journey. Webster.

An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on bin journey. Webster. Less...

In international law. The right of visit or visitation is the right of a cruiser or war-ship to stop a vessel sailing under another flag on the high seas, and send an officer to such vessel to ascertain whether her nationality is what it purports to he. It is exercisable More...

In international law. The right of visit or visitation is the right of a cruiser or war-ship to stop a vessel sailing under another flag on the high seas, and send an officer to such vessel to ascertain whether her nationality is what it purports to he. It is exercisable only when suspicious circumstances attend the vessel to be visited; ss when she is suspected of a piratical character. Less...

Inspection; superintendence; direction; regulation. A power given by law to the founders of all eleemosy- nary corporations. 2 Kent, Connn. 300-308; 1 Bl. Comm. 480, 481. In England, the vis-itation of ecclesiastical corporations belongs to the ordinary. Id. See Trustees of Union Baptist Ass'n v. Hunn, 7 Tex. Civ. App. More...

Inspection; superintendence; direction; regulation. A power given by law to the founders of all eleemosy- nary corporations. 2 Kent, Connn. 300-308; 1 Bl. Comm. 480, 481. In England, the vis-itation of ecclesiastical corporations belongs to the ordinary. Id. See Trustees of Union Baptist Ass'n v. Hunn, 7 Tex. Civ. App. 249, 26 S. W. 755; Allen v. McKean, 1 Fed. Cas. 498. Less...

In English law. Books compiled by the heralds, when progresses were solemnly and regularly made Into every part of the kingdom, to Inquire into the state of families, and to register such marriages and descents as were verified to them upon oath; they were allowed to he good evidence of More...

In English law. Books compiled by the heralds, when progresses were solemnly and regularly made Into every part of the kingdom, to Inquire into the state of families, and to register such marriages and descents as were verified to them upon oath; they were allowed to he good evidence of pedigree. 3 Bl. Comm. 106; 8 Steph. Comm. 724. Less...

An inspector of the government of corporations, or bodies politic.

An inspector of the government of corporations, or bodies politic. Less...

The regarder's office in the forest. Manw. 1. 195.

The regarder's office in the forest. Manw. 1. 195. Less...

L. Fr. The neighborhood; vicinage; venue. Ex parte McNeeley, 36 W. Va. 84, 14 S. E 436, 15 L. R. A. 226, 32 Am. St Rep. 831; State v. Kemp, 34 Minn. 61, 24 N. W. 349.

L. Fr. The neighborhood; vicinage; venue. Ex parte McNeeley, 36 W. Va. 84, 14 S. E 436, 15 L. R. A. 226, 32 Am. St Rep. 831; State v. Kemp, 34 Minn. 61, 24 N. W. 349. Less...