(Latin) In old English law. Outcry; hue and cry. Cowell. … [Read more...]
VOLUNTARIUS DAEMON
A voluntary madman. A term applied by Lord Coke to a drunkard, who has voluntarily contracted madness by intoxication. Co. Litt 247 ; 4 Bl. Comm. 25. … [Read more...]
VOCO
(Latin) In the civil and old English law. I call; I summon; I vouch. In jus voco te, I summon you to court; I summon you before the praetor. The formula by which a Roman action was anciently commenced. Adams, Rom. Ant. 242. … [Read more...]
VISCOUNT
A decree of English nobility, next below that of earl. An old title of the sheriff. … [Read more...]
VITIUM SCRIPTORIA
In old English law. The fault or mistake of a writer or copyist; a clerical error. Gilb. Forum Rom. 185. … [Read more...]