Roman civ. law. According to the practice in the legis actiones of the Roman law, a person having a demand against another, verbally cited him to go with him to the praetor in jus eamus. In jus te voco. This was denominated vocatio in jus. If a person thus summoned refused to go, he could be compelled by force to do so unless he found a vindex, that is, a procurator or a person … [Read more...] about VOCATIO IN JUS
VIVA VOCE
Living voice; verbally. It is said a witness delivers his evidence viva voce, when he does so in open court; the term is opposed to deposition. It is sometimes opposed to ballot; as, the people vote by ballot, but their representatives in the legislature, vote viva voce. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (Latin). With the living voice; by word of mouth. As applied … [Read more...] about VIVA VOCE
VOCIFERATIO
(Latin) In old English law. Outcry; hue and cry. Cowell. … [Read more...] about VOCIFERATIO
VOCABULA ARTIS
(Latin) Words of art; technical terms. Voeabula artium enplieaada sunt se-enndui definitiones prudentum. Terms of arts are to be explained according to the definitions of the learned or skilled [in such arts.] Bl. Law Tracts, 6. … [Read more...] about VOCABULA ARTIS
VIVARY
place where living things are kept; as a park, on land; or in the water, as a pond. … [Read more...] about VIVARY