Latin for Lawyers

VENAL, VENALITY

VENAL, VENALITY [L. venalis / on sale, anything saleable; a slave offered for sale; subject to bribes] Corrupt, dishonest. Open to corruption through bribery or the sale of influ ence or office. Characterized by a willingness to engage in corrupt practices, especially bribery. Venality is the state or condition of being venal or corrupt. VEND, VENDEE, VENDOR [L. vendo , vendere / to sell, put up for sale] Vend: To sell. To dispose of an object or asset by sale. To transfer title to. Ven dor: The seller in a sales transaction. A seller. A vendor’s lien is the lien of a seller upon property sold for the balance of the agreed purchase price above any amount or deposit already paid. Vendee: The purchaser in a sales transac tion. A buyer. A vendee’s lien is the lien of a purchaser of real estate prior to delivery of the deed, to the extent of any deposit paid by him on account of the purchase price. VENDITIO EXPONAS [L. venditio / a sale + expono , exponere / to put on view or display] A public sale conducted by a court officer to sell a debtor’s property seized by the officer under a writ of execution. VENIA AETATIS [L. venia / indulgence, favor, reverence (from venerari / to revere, respect) + aetas / age] The privileges of age. Attainment of the age at which one can act for himself. VENIRE [L. venio , venire / to come] To come. The common law process by which jurors were summoned to try a case. In contemporary terms, those citizens who are summoned as candidates for a jury and from whom the jury is selected. Also, the writ under which a court officer summons the jury. Venire proceedings , or simply the venire , are the steps for selecting and impaneling a jury in a particular case. VENIRE FACIAS (JUDICATIONIS) [L. venire / to come + facio , facere / to make or do (+ iudicatio / a trial or proceeding)] A writ at common law summoning jurors to trial. Also, a writ or summons commanding a citizen to appear and serve as a juror. See FACIAS; FIERI FACIAS VENIRE FACIAS AD RESPONDENDUM A writ commanding a defendant to appear and answer a charge or misde meanor. VENIRE FACIAS DE NOVO An order of an appellate court granting and directing a new trial because of an error appearing in the record. A new trial. The order granting a new trial.

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