vel non — /vel non/ Or not. These words appear in the phrase devisavit vel non (q.v.), meaning, literally, did he devise or not. Examples of their use by the courts may be seen in the following quotations: So the sufficiency vel non of the order of… … Black's law dictionary
vel non — ˈvelˈnän adverb Etymology: Latin, or not : whether or not used to express a legal situation where something must be done or a given determination must be made or not with no third alternative; see devisat vel non … Useful english dictionary
vel non — Or not … Ballentine's law dictionary
devisavit vel non — dev·i·sa·vit vel non /ˌde və zā vit ˌvel nän, ˌdā vē sä vit ˌvel nōn/ n [New Latin, (whether) he/she bequeaths or not]: a document that sets forth the questions of fact pertinent to the validity of an alleged will and is sent from a court of… … Law dictionary
devisavit vel non — /devszeyvst vel non/ The name of an issue sent out of a court of chancery, or one which exercises chancery jurisdiction, to a court of law, to try the validity of a paper asserted and denied to be a will, to ascertain whether or not the testator… … Black's law dictionary
legit vel non? — /liyjat vel non/ In old English practice, this was the formal question propounded to the ordinary when a prisoner claimed the benefit of clergy, does he read or not? If the ordinary found that the prisoner was entitled to clergy, his formal… … Black's law dictionary
devisavit vel non — /devszeyvst vel non/ The name of an issue sent out of a court of chancery, or one which exercises chancery jurisdiction, to a court of law, to try the validity of a paper asserted and denied to be a will, to ascertain whether or not the testator… … Black's law dictionary
legit vel non? — /liyjat vel non/ In old English practice, this was the formal question propounded to the ordinary when a prisoner claimed the benefit of clergy, does he read or not? If the ordinary found that the prisoner was entitled to clergy, his formal… … Black's law dictionary
issue devisavit vel non — See devisavit vel non … Ballentine's law dictionary
solvit vel non — Whether he has paid or not. Although the jury must pass upon the issue of solvit vel non, they are to be governed, as the court directs, by the law as to the presumption of payment from lapse of time. Gulick v Loder, 13 NJL 68 … Ballentine's law dictionary
