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Vice-chancellor
Vice-chancellorThe title of a judicial officer who decides causes depending in the court of chancery; his opinions may be reversed, discharged or altered by the chancellor. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Title 1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like. Judicial Belonging, or emanating from a judge, as such. Court A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated. Discharged Released, or liberated from custody. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Vice A term used in the civil law and in Louisiana, by which is meant a defect in a thing; an imperfection. For example, epilepsy in a slave, roaring and crib-biting in a horse, are vices. Redhibitory vices are those for which the seller will be compelled to annul a sale, and take back the thing sold. Vice versa On the contrary; on opposite sides. Vice-admiral The title of an officer in the navy; the next in rank after the admiral. In the United States we have no officer by this name. Vice-consul An officer who performs the duties of a consul within a part of the district of a consul, or who acts in the place of a consul. Vicecomes The sheriff. Vicecomes non misit breve The sheriff did not send the writ. An entry made on the record when nothing has been done by virtue of a writ which has been directed to the sheriff. Vicenage The neighborhood; the venue. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Viable Vitae habilis, capable of living. This is said of a child who is born alive in such an advanced state of formation as to be capable of living. Unless be is born viable he acquires no rights and cannot transmit them to his heirs, and is considered as if he bad never been born. Vicarious liability An employer is vicariously liable for negligent acts or omissions by his employee in the course of employment whether or not such act or omission was specifically authorised by the employer. To avoid vicarious liability, an employer must demonstrate either that the employee was not negligent in that the employee was reasonably careful or that the employee was acting in his own right rather than on the employer's business. Vice A term used in the civil law and in Louisiana, by which is meant a defect in a thing; an imperfection. For example, epilepsy in a slave, roaring and crib-biting in a horse, are vices. Redhibitory vices are those for which the seller will be compelled to annul a sale, and take back the thing sold. Vice versa On the contrary; on opposite sides. Vice-admiral The title of an officer in the navy; the next in rank after the admiral. In the United States we have no officer by this name. Vice-chancellor Vicecomes The sheriff. Vicecomes non misit breve The sheriff did not send the writ. An entry made on the record when nothing has been done by virtue of a writ which has been directed to the sheriff. Vice-consul An officer who performs the duties of a consul within a part of the district of a consul, or who acts in the place of a consul. Vicenage The neighborhood; the venue. Vicinetum The neighborhood; vicenage; the venue. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Vice-chancellor. If you have a better definition for Vice-chancellor than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Vice-chancellor may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Vice-chancellor and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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