Vagrant: A tramp or homeless person. See the complete Legal Definition of Vagrant

Vendor: The seller; the person selling. See the complete Legal Definition of Vendor

Venue: Location or proposed district of a judicial hearing. See the complete Legal Definition of Venue

Vehicle: Any thing that is designed to transport persons or objects. See the complete Legal Definition of Vehicle

Verba Fortius Accipiuntur Contra Proferentem: Latin: a contract is interpreted against the person who wrote it. See the complete Legal Definition of Verba Fortius Accipiuntur Contra Proferentem

Verdict: The decision of a jury. See the complete Legal Definition of Verdict

Videlicet: Latin: to wit or that is to say. See the complete Legal Definition of Videlicet

Viz: Abbreviation of the Latin word videlicet. See the complete Legal Definition of Viz

Vicarious Liability: Liability for the tort of another even though the person being held responsible may not have done anything wrong. See the complete Legal Definition of Vicarious Liability

Void or Void Ab Initio: Not legally binding. A document that is void is useless and worthless; as if it did not exist. See the complete Legal Definition of Void or Void Ab Initio

Voidable: A legal entitlement, such as a contract, that is extinguishable at the option of a party. See the complete Legal Definition of Voidable

Voir Dire: A mini-hearing held during a trial on the admissibility of contested evidence. See the complete Legal Definition of Voir Dire

Volenti Non Fit Injuria: Latin: to one who is willing, no harm is done. See the complete Legal Definition of Volenti Non Fit Injuria

Vessel: Watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See the complete Legal Definition of Vessel

Vir: Latin: man or husband. See the complete Legal Definition of Vir

Valuation: An expert's assessment, appraisal or opinion as to the market value of an item of property. See the complete Legal Definition of Valuation

Viva Voce: Latin: by voice. See the complete Legal Definition of Viva Voce

Voyage: In maritime law, the time of a ship's transit from one place to another. See the complete Legal Definition of Voyage

Vagrancy: A criminal offence of being intentionally unemployed and thereby neglecting to maintain himself or his family. See the complete Legal Definition of Vagrancy

Voyeurism: The secret viewing of another person in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purposes of the viewer's sexual arousal See the complete Legal Definition of Voyeurism

Voluntary Disclosure: A tax amnesty program whereby a delinquent taxpayer discloses information not previously reported to a tax agency, and by doing so voluntarily, avoids liability to penalty or prosecution normally associated with prior non-disclosure. See the complete Legal Definition of Voluntary Disclosure

Valeat Quantum Valere Potest: Latin: it shall have effect as far as it can have effect. See the complete Legal Definition of Valeat Quantum Valere Potest

Vana Est Illa Potentia Quae Nunquam Venit In Actum: Latin: power is vain if never put into action. See the complete Legal Definition of Vana Est Illa Potentia Quae Nunquam Venit In Actum

Vexatious Action: Litigation undertaken to annoy or oppress. See the complete Legal Definition of Vexatious Action

Vigilantibus Et Non Dormientibus Jura Subveniunt: Latin: the law assists those that are vigilant with their rights, and not those that sleep thereupon. See the complete Legal Definition of Vigilantibus Et Non Dormientibus Jura Subveniunt

Vacatur: Latin: to set aside a judgment. See the complete Legal Definition of Vacatur

Venditio: Latin: a sale. See the complete Legal Definition of Venditio

Venditio Bonorum: Latin: sale of goods. See the complete Legal Definition of Venditio Bonorum

Vinculum Juris: Latin: a legal bound. See the complete Legal Definition of Vinculum Juris

Vetrovec Warning: Canada: a warning given by a judge to a jury in regards to the frailities of the evidence tendered by certain witnesses. See the complete Legal Definition of Vetrovec Warning

Visa: A permit issued by a state allowing for the temporary visit by a citizen of another, for a period of time and a specific purpose. See the complete Legal Definition of Visa

Vagueness: A law which lacks in precision as not to give sufficient guidance for legal debate. See the complete Legal Definition of Vagueness