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Villenous judgment






Villenous judgment

Punishments. In the English law it was a judgment given by the common law in attaint, or in cases of conspiracy.

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Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.

Common
marriage law. a marriage in which no formal ceremony took place and no license exists.

Attaint
English law. 1) Atinctus, attainted, stained, or blackened. 2) A writ which lies to inquire whether a jury of twelve men gave a false verdict.

Cases
General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.

Conspiracy
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act. Those forming the conspiracy are called conspirators.



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Vill
In England this word was used to signify the parts into which a hundred or wapentake was divided. Fortesc. De Laud, ch. 24. See Co. Litt. 115 b. It also signifies a town or city.

Villain
An epithet used to cast contempt and contumely on the person to whom it is applied.

Villein
English law. A species of slave during the feudal times.'



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Viewers
Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters, and make a report of the facts together with their opinion to the court. In practice they are usually appointed to lay out roads and the like.

Vigilance
Proper attention in proper time.

Vill
In England this word was used to signify the parts into which a hundred or wapentake was divided. Fortesc. De Laud, ch. 24. See Co. Litt. 115 b. It also signifies a town or city.

Villain
An epithet used to cast contempt and contumely on the person to whom it is applied.

Villein
English law. A species of slave during the feudal times.'

Villenous judgment

Vindication, civil law
Civil law. The claim made to property by the owner of it.

Violation
An act done unlawfully and with force. In the English stat. it is declared to be high treason in any person who shall violate the king's companion; and it is equally high treason in her to suffer willingly such violation. This word has been construed under this statute to mean carnal knowledge.

Violence
The abuse of force. Theorie des Lois Criminelles. That force which is employed against common right, against the laws, and against public liberty

Violent profits
Scotch law. The gains made by a tenant holding over, are so called

Violently
Pleading. This word was formerly supposed to be necessary in an indictment, in order to charge a robbery from the person, but it has been holden unnecessary.

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