Liability for the torts of another person even though the defendant may have not done anything wrong. This is most common in agency law, for example, the doctrine of respondeat superior in the employer-employee relationship. An employer is held vicariously liable for the negligent acts of employees. A company can be sued for the car accident caused by the negligent employee … [Read more...] about VICARIOUS LIABILITY
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VI BONORUM RAPTORUM
Lat. In the civil law. Of goods taken away by force. The name of an action given by the praetor as a remedy for the violent taking of another's property. Inst 4, 2; Dig. 47, 8. … [Read more...] about VI BONORUM RAPTORUM
VICE
1.A bad act, immoral act, bad habit, prurient interest. 2. A term used in the civil law and in Louisiana, by which is meant a defect in a thing; an imperfection. For example, epilepsy in a slave, roaring and crib-biting in a horse, are vices. Redhibitory vices are those for which the seller will be compelled to annul a sale, and take back the thing sold. Law Dictionary - … [Read more...] about VICE
VI ET ARMIS
With force and arms. When man breaks into another's close vi et armis, he may be opposed force by force, for there is no time to request him to go away. 2. These words are universally inserted in a writ of trespass, because they point out that the act has been done with force, and they are technical words to designate this offence. … [Read more...] about VI ET ARMIS
VICE CRIME
A crime involve an immoral or bad act, e.g. prostitution and drug crimes. … [Read more...] about VICE CRIME