In old English law. Villein service. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 13, … [Read more...] about VUXANUM SERVITIUM
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VOLUNTARY NONSUIT
practice. The abandonment of his cause by a plaintiff, and an agreement that a judgment for costs be entered against him. … [Read more...] about VOLUNTARY NONSUIT
VOTUM
Lat. A vow or promise. Dies votorum, the wedding day. Fleta 1. 1, c. 4. … [Read more...] about VOTUM
VOLUNTARY PETITION
The petition of a debtor in Bankruptcy Court requesting of the court to declare the debtor insolvent and offer protection from creditors in bankruptcy. … [Read more...] about VOLUNTARY PETITION
VOUCH
To certify, confirm that something or someone is bona fide or qualified. To call upon; to call in to warranty ; to call upon the grantor or warrantor to defend the title to an estate. To vouch is to call upon, rely on, or quote as an authority. Thus, in the old writers, to vouch a case or report is to quote it as an authority. … [Read more...] about VOUCH