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Sax. In old records, A packet-boat or transport vessel. Cowell. … [Read more...] about VEREBOT

(A) The location where a legal case is to be heard. State and federal rules govern the location that is proper for a case to be heard, which usually related to providing a fair place that doesn't significantly inconvenience either of the parties more than is necessary. For example, generally a plaintiff cannot sue a defendant in the county in which the plaintiff resides if the … [Read more...] about VENUE

L. Latin: In old English law. A verdict; a declaration of the truth of a matter in issue, submitted to a jury for trial. Verediotum, quasi dictum veritatis f nt Judieinm quasi Juris dictum. Co. Litt 226. The verdict is, as it were, the dictum of truth; as the judgment is the dictum of law. … [Read more...] about VEREDICTUM

The truth. The state of being honest or accurate. … [Read more...] about VERACITY

In English law. The compass of the royal court, which bounds the jurisdiction of the lord steward of the household; it seems to have been twelve miles about Britt 68. A quantity of land from fifteen to thirty acres. 28 Edw. I. Also a stick, or rod, whereby one is admitted tenant to a copyhold estate. Old Nat Brev. 17. … [Read more...] about VERGE, OR VERGE