An officer of the king's forest, who is sworn to maintain and keep the assizes of the forest, and to view, receive, and enroll the attachments and presentments of all manner of trespasses of vert and venison in the forest. Manw. c. 6, … [Read more...] about VERDEROR
VERBA CHARTARUM FORTIUS ACCIPIUNTUR CONTRA PREFERENTEM
Latin, meaning The words of deeds are accepted more strongly against the person offering them. … [Read more...] about VERBA CHARTARUM FORTIUS ACCIPIUNTUR CONTRA PREFERENTEM
VERAY
This is an ancient manner of spelling urai, true. 2. In the English law, there are three kinds of tenants: 1. Veray, or true tenant, who is one who holds in fee simple. 2. Tenant by the manner, who is one who has a less estate than a fee which remains in the reversioner. 3. Veray tenant by the manner, who is the same as tenant by the manner, with this difference only, that the … [Read more...] about VERAY
VERBA
Lat. (Plural of verbum.) Words. Verba cancellarise. Words of the chancery. The technical style of writs framed m the office of chancery. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 10, … [Read more...] about VERBA
VENTER INSPICIENDO
Eng. law. A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him that, in the presence of twelve men, and as many women, he cause examination to be made, whether a woman therein named is with child or not; and if with child, then about what time it will be born; and that he certify the same. It is granted in a case when a widow, whose husband had lands in fee simple, marries again soon … [Read more...] about VENTER INSPICIENDO