Latin: In old English practice. View; inspection, either of a place or person. … [Read more...]

Latin: Any kind of force, violence, or disturbance relating to a man's person or his property. Vis ablativa. In the civil law. Ablative force; force which is exerted in taking away a thing from another. Calvin. Vis arniata. In the civil and old English law. Armed force ; force exerted by means of arms or weapons. Vis clandestina. In old English law. Clandestine force; such as … [Read more...]

The neighborhood; a neighboring place; a place near at hand; the venue. 2. Formerly the visne was confined to the immediate neighborhood, where the cause of action arose, and many verdicts were disturbed because the visne was too large, which, becoming a great grievance several statutes were passed to remedy the evil. The 21 James I, c. 13, gives aid after verdict where the … [Read more...]

Immediate force; original force. This phrase is applied to cases of trespass when a question arises whether an injury has been caused by a direct force, or one which is indirect. When the original force, or vis impressa, had ceased to act before the injury commenced, then there is no force, the effect is mediate, and the proper remedy is trespass on the case. 2. When the injury … [Read more...]

To void, erase, to reduce the effectiveness of something. To impair; to make void or voidable; to cause to fail of force or effect; to destroy or annul, either entirely or in part, the legal efficacy and binding force of an act or instrument; as when it is said that fraud vitiates a contract. … [Read more...]