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Legal glossary providing definitions of hundreds of legal terms and latin phrases.
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A vagrant is a person with out a permanent home, or even any home. They may be referred to as tramps or beggars.
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A Varied Order may be granted by the Court, where a defendent has been ordered to pay an amount of money they cant afford. They can ask the court to vary the order to allow installments, or reduced installments if this was already the agreed method...
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Venire De Novo derives from latin and is a judicial order for a new trial after the first trial is declared a mis-trial due to a fundamental or gross irregularity. In criminal courts the jury may be discharged before verdict and a new jury...
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Verba Fortius Accipiuntur Contra Proferentem derives from latin translating to "a contract is interpreted against the person who wrote it". If terms within a contract are confusing or unclear, or may even have two possible meanings, they...
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Verbatim is the Latin term for 'Word by word', or 'Exactly'.
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A verdict is the jury's decision at the end of a trial, i.e. finding someone guilty or not guilty.
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Veritas is the latin word for 'truth'. In cases of defamation in Scottish law, the word 'veritas' is used where 'justification' would be used in English law .
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A vesting order is a way the High Court transfers land without the need for a conveyance.
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Vexatious complaint is a complaint that is pursued, regardless of its merits, solely to harass, annoy or subdue an adversary. Something that is frivolous, repetitive, burdensome or unwarranted.
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A Vexatious Litigant is a person who reguarly brings court cases which have little chance of succeeding. The Attorney General can apply to the High Court for an order to prevent such individuals from instigating legal proceedings without getting...
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Vicarious Liability is where a person or organisation is legally liable for what someone else has done. For example, where a National Health Trust may be liable for work done by an individual in their employment.
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The Vice Chancellor is a Senior Judge and head of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice (although the Lord Chancellor is the nominal head).
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Vice Versa is the Latin term for 'The other way round'.
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Victimisation occurs when an employee is treated badly / victimised because they have made or supported a complaint or raised a grievance under the Equality Act 2010 or because they are suspected of doing so. An employee is not protected from...
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Videlicet (abbreviated to viz) is a latin adverb for "to wit", "namely", "that is to say" and "as follows". The term (usually viz) may be found in legal documents advising that there is more detail to follow for a specific piece of information.
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A violent disorder is where three or more people in a group use or threaten to use unlawful violence.
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Vir is latin for man or husband. In law, "vir" is an old legal principle implying that man and wife are considered one person.
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Viz is the abbrebiation for videlicet - see videlicet for more information
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In law the term void is used when something is unable to be enforced by the law.
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A void contract, also known as a void agreement, is not actually a contract. A void contract cannot be enforced by law. Void contracts are different from voidable contracts, which are contracts that may be annulled.
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If something is voidable is may be cancelled in certain circumstances.
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Voir Dire derives from the latin phrase "virum dicere" and means to say what is true. In UK Common law voir dire is where both the prosecution (or plaintiff, in a civil case) and defense can object to a juror. Voir dire can include both general...
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When something is done voluntary, it is done without compulsion and at the free will of the person concerned.
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A Voluntary Arrangement is an agreement between a debtor and creditors. If a person or a company cannot pay their debts they can come to a voluntary arrangement with the creditors to pay their debts over an agreed period of time. If the creditors...
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A person who attends a Police Station, or another law enforcement office , for the purpose of assisting a criminal investigation is referred to as a ‘voluntary attender’ by virtue of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 section 29 and Police...
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