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  • VECTURA
    In maritime law. Freight
  • VEHICLE
    The word "vehicle" includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. Rev. St U. S. § 4 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, P. 4).
  • VEHMGERICHT
    See FEHMGEHRICHT.
  • VEIES
    L. Fr. Distresses forbidden to be replevied; the refusing to let the owner have his cattle which were distrained. Kelham
  • VEIN
    In mining law. A body of mineral or mineralized rock, filling a seam or fissure in the earth's crust, within defined boundaries in the general mass of the mountain, and having a general character of con¬tinuity in the direction of its length. See Iron Silver Min. Co. v. Cheesman, 116 More...
  • VEJOURS
    Viewers; persons sent by the court to take a view of any place in question, for the better decision of the right It signifies, also, such as are sent to view those that essoin themselves de malo lertu excuse themselves on ground of illness) whether they be in truth so More...
  • VELABRUM
    In old English law. A toll-booth. Cro. Jac. 122.
  • VELITIS JUBEATIS QUIRITIS
    Latin It is your will and pleasure
  • VELTRARIA
    The office of dog-leader, or courser. Cowell.
  • VELTRARIUS
    One who leads grey-hounds. Blount
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