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Vexata quaestio
Vexata quaestioVexed question. A question or point of law often discussed or agitated, but not determined nor settled. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Question 1) Punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by means of torture, to compel supposed great criminals to disclose their accomplices, or to acknowledge their crimes. 2) Evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. 3) Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury. Point Practice. A proposition or question arising in a case. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Vexation The injury or damage which, is suffered in consequence of the tricks of another. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Vested remainder Estates. One by which a present interest passes to the party, though to be enjoyed in future, and by which the estate is invariably fixed to remain to a determinate person, after the particular estate has been spent. Vested rights doctrine The vested rights doctrine, espoused by Joseph Beale and promoted in England by A.V. Dicey, held that the duty to recognize another jurisdiction's law was not dependent on comity, with its expectation of reciprocity, but rather on the mere fact that such rights had been validly created under the foreign law of their place of origin, i.e. that they were vested rights. Vesture of land By this phrase is meant all things, trees excepted, which grow upon the surface of the land, and clothe it externally. Vetera statuta The name of vetera statuta, ancient statutes, has been given to the statutes commencing with Magna Charta', and ending with those of Edward II. Veterans' administration The federal agency which administers a system of benefits for veterans and their dependents. Vexata quaestio Vexation The injury or damage which, is suffered in consequence of the tricks of another. Vexed question Vexata quaestio. A question or point of law often discussed or agitated, but not determined nor settled. Vi et armis With force and arms. When man breaks into another's close vi et armis, he may be opposed force by force, for there is no time to request him to go away. Via A cart-way, which also includes a foot-way and a horse-way. Viability Medicine, juridical. An aptitude to live after birth; extra uterine life. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Vexata quaestio. If you have a better definition for Vexata quaestio than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Vexata quaestio may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Vexata quaestio and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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