Vacant succession refers to when no heirs to an estate can be found or those that are known predeceased the testator or rescinded their inheritance. Vacant succession typically refers to property being distributed under a will, not as an...
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vacate
In civil and criminal legal proceedings, vacate means to set aside or annul a previous judgment or order.
Vacate is also used in property law to indicate the surrender or leaving of the premises.
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vacatur
The term vacatur is Latin for "it is vacated." A vacatur is a rule or order that sets aside a judgment or annuls a proceeding .
See, e.g. Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, 130 S.Ct. 2743 (2010).
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vagrancy
Vagrancy is defined as roaming from place to place without a permanent job, home, or material resources. Many criminal statutes targeting vagrancy have been declared invalid for being unconstitutionally vague, which is a violation of due...
vagrant
The term vagrant is used to describe a person who moves from place to place without a permanent job, home, or material resources. In some states, vagrancy is considered a criminal offense. However, some laws criminalizing vagrancy have been...
vague
Vague means hazy, uncertain, or imprecise. The term vague is used in reference to language - especially sentences and paragraphs - that are not clearly expressed. A criminal statute is void for vagueness if it is so vague that it fails to...
vagueness doctrine
The vagueness doctrine is a Constitutional requirement criminal laws must explicitly state and define what conduct is prohibited and punishable. Under the vagueness doctrine, a criminal law cannot be too obscure for the average American...
valuable consideration
Valuable consideration broadly refers to a sufficient price paid by a party in exchange for something in a contract or sale. The “valuable” description of consideration also may mean that the consideration is monetary in contrast to other...
valuable papers
Valuable papers refers to documents and records that are of significant importance to a person and are taken care of as such. Valuable papers, under estates and trusts law, are valuable because they detail a decedent's final wishes, ensure...
Van Orden v. Perry (2005)
Van Orden v. Perry, 545 U.S. 677 (2005), is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court held that displaying a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas State Capital does not violate the Establishment Clause...