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vacate

v. 1) for a judge to set aside or annul an order or judgmen

vagrancy

n. moving about without a means to support oneself, without

valuable consideration

n. a necessary element of a contract, which confers a benef

variance

n. 1) an exception to a zoning ordinance, authorized by the

vehicular manslaughter

n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to i

vendee

n. a buyer, particularly of real property.

vendor

n. a seller, particularly of real property.

venire

(ven-eer-ay) n. the list from which jurors may be selected.

venue

n. 1) the proper or most convenient location for trial of a

verdict

n. the decision of a jury after a trial, which must be acce

verification

n. the declaration under oath or upon penalty of perjury th

vest

v. to give an absolute right to title or ownership, includi

vested

adj. referring to having an absolute right or title, when p

vested remainder

n. the absolute right to receive title after a presently ex

vexatious litigation

n. filing a lawsuit with the knowledge that it has no legal

vicarious liability

n. sometimes called "imputed liability," attachment of resp

vigilante

n. someone who takes the law into his/her own hands by tryi

viz

prep. to wit, or namely. Example: "There were several probl

void

adj. referring to a statute, contract, ruling or anything w

void for vagueness

adj. referring to a statute defining a crime which is so va

voidable

adj. capable of being made void. Example: a contract entere

voir dire

(vwahr [with a near-silent "r"] deer) n. from French "to se

voluntary bankruptcy

n. the filing for bankruptcy by a debtor who believes he/sh

voting trust

n. a trust which solicits vote proxies of shareholders of a

     
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