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Vir
VirLatin: man or husband. Vir et uxor censentur in lege una persona is an old (and long abandoned in most countries) legal principle meaning that man and wife are considered to be one person in law. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Husband Maritime law. The name of an agent who is authorized to make the necessary repairs to a ship, and to act in relation to the ship, generally, for the owner. He is usually called ship's hushand. Legal That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust. Person This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons. Law A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- 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. Vir Virga An obsolete word, which signifies a rod or staff, such as sheriffs, bailiffs, and constables carry, as a badge or ensign of their office. Virilia The privy members of a man. Virtute officii By virtue of his office. A sheriff, a constable, and some other officers may, virtute officii, apprehend a man who has been guilty of a crime in their presence. Virus In computer operations, a program that is deliberately released to a system with the ability to replicate itself and spread by attaching unauthorized data to files. Viruses can be benign, just taking up disk storage space, or they may be vicious and actually destroy data or deny authorized access. Vis An abbreviation of the Latin word videlicet. Short for "namely" or "that is to say." We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Vir. If you have a better definition for Vir than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Vir may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Vir and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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