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VEJOURS

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Viewers; persons sent by the court to take a view of any place in question, for the better decision of the right It signifies, also, such as are sent to view those that essoin themselves de malo lertu excuse themselves on ground of illness) whether they be in truth so sick as that they cannot appear, or whether they do counterfeit Cowell. … [Read more...] about VEJOURS

VENDITIONI EXPONAS

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Lat. Yon expose to sale. This is the name of a writ of execution requiring a sale to be made, directed to a sheriff when he has levied npon goods under a fieri facias, but returned that they remained unsold for want of buyers ; and in some jurisdictions it is issued to cause a sale to be made of lands, seized under a former writ, after they have been condemned or passed upon by … [Read more...] about VENDITIONI EXPONAS

VENDITOR

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Latin: A seller; a vendor. Venditor regis. In old English law. The king's seller or salesman; the person who exposed to sale those goods and chattels which were seized or distrained to answer any debt due to the king. … [Read more...] about VENDITOR