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Venal
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VenalSomething that is bought. The term is generally applied in a bad sense; as, a venal office is an office which has been purchased.
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Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Venal
Something that is bought. The term is generally applied in a bad sense; as, a venal office is an office which has been purchased.
Office
An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it
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Valued policy
A valued policy is one where the value has been set on the ship or goods insured, and this value has been inserted in the policy in the nature of liquidated damages, to save the necessity of proving it in case of loss.
Vassal
Feudal law. This was the name given to the holder of a fief, bound to perform feudal service; this word was then always correlative to that of lord, entitled to such service.
Vectigalia
Among the Romans this word signified duties which were paid to the prince for the importation and exportation of certain merchandise. They differed from tribute, which was a tax paid by each individual .
Vehicle
Any thing that is designed to transport persons or objects. A bicycle has been held to be a vehicle.
Vejours
An obsolete word, which signified viewers or experts.
Venal
Vendee
Contracts. A purchaser; A buyer.
Vendition
A sale; the act of selling.
Venditioni exponas
Practice. That you expose to sale. The name of a writ of execution, directed to the sheriff, commanding him to sell goods or chattels, and in some states, lands, which he has taken in execution by virtue of a fieri facias, and which remain unsold.
Vendor
The seller; the person selling.
Venire
A writ summoning persons to court to act as jurors.
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Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Venal
Something that is bought. The term is generally applied in a bad sense; as, a venal office is an office which has been purchased.
Office
An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it
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Valued policy
A valued policy is one where the value has been set on the ship or goods insured, and this value has been inserted in the policy in the nature of liquidated damages, to save the necessity of proving it in case of loss.
Vassal
Feudal law. This was the name given to the holder of a fief, bound to perform feudal service; this word was then always correlative to that of lord, entitled to such service.
Vectigalia
Among the Romans this word signified duties which were paid to the prince for the importation and exportation of certain merchandise. They differed from tribute, which was a tax paid by each individual .
Vehicle
Any thing that is designed to transport persons or objects. A bicycle has been held to be a vehicle.
Vejours
An obsolete word, which signified viewers or experts.
Venal
Vendee
Contracts. A purchaser; A buyer.
Vendition
A sale; the act of selling.
Venditioni exponas
Practice. That you expose to sale. The name of a writ of execution, directed to the sheriff, commanding him to sell goods or chattels, and in some states, lands, which he has taken in execution by virtue of a fieri facias, and which remain unsold.
Vendor
The seller; the person selling.
Venire
A writ summoning persons to court to act as jurors.
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