VOCATIO IN JUS

Roman civ. law. According to the practice in the legis actiones of the Roman law, a person having a demand against another, verbally cited him to go with him to the praetor in jus eamus. In jus te voco. This was denominated vocatio in jus. If a person thus summoned refused to go, he could be compelled by force to do so unless he found a vindex, that is, a procurator or a person … [Read more...] about VOCATIO IN JUS

In feudal law. To summon to court Feud. Lib. 2, tit 22. … [Read more...] about VOCARE AB CURIAM

(Latin) Words of art; technical terms. Voeabula artium enplieaada sunt se-enndui definitiones prudentum. Terms of arts are to be explained according to the definitions of the learned or skilled [in such arts.] Bl. Law Tracts, 6. … [Read more...] about VOCABULA ARTIS

A contraction for videlicet, to wit namely, that is to say, where specific relevant examples are cited, e.g. The car was inoperable, viz: a damaged engine. … [Read more...] about VIZ

or living pledge, contracts. When a man borrows a sum of money (suppose two hundred dollars) of another, and grants him an estate, as of twenty dollars per annum, to hold till the rents and profits shall repay the sum so borrowed. 2. This is an estate conditioned to be void as soon as such sum is raised. And in this case the land or pledge is said to be living; it subsists, and … [Read more...] about VIVUM VADIUM