| Vacate |
A court's decision is vacated when it is either set aside or nullified.
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| Vehicular Manslaughter |
To cause someone else's death because of illegal driving of a motor vehicle. This crime can include gross negligence, drunk or reckless driving or speeding.
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| Venue |
A venue is typically the proper or most convenient location for court case.
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| Verdict |
A verdict can only be the final decision of a jury after a trial; judgement without jury is not a verdict unless it is a "special verdict;" that when the jury decides the case's facts but the judge makes the final determination by applying the law to those facts.
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| Verification |
At the end of a written oath, this is the section which states that on penalty of perjury, the statement is true.
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| Vexatious Litigation |
Striving to annoy, embarrass, bother and/or create unnecessary expenses for another individual by filing a lawsuit against them that clearly has no legal basis.
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| Vicarious Liability |
In a negligence lawsuit, when someone is assigned responsibility for damages caused by someone else, it is called "vicarious liability" or "imputed liability."
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| Void |
Something is void if it is null and is no longer in effect.
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