Verity
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The quality of being very true or real. Webster. Complete and absolute truth. The record of a court of record is said to import verity. VERS (Law Fr.; from Law Lat. versus, q. V.)
In old practice. Against. Exeepcions vers le juge, ou vers le pleyntyfe, vers qui il purra dire, exceptions against the VERSARI (Lat.)
In the civil law. To be employed; to be exercised; to be continually engaged; to be conversant. Versari male in tutela, to misconduct one's self in a guardianship. Calv. Lex. Versm-i m luero, to be in gain, or a gainer. Id. VERSUS (Law Lat.)
In practice. Against; an abbreviation of the Latin adversus. Used by Bracton indifferently with contra (q. v.) Actio competit contra eum, an action lies against him. Bracton, fol. 103b. Actio datur versus eum,- an action is given against him. Id. Retained in modern practice, in the titles of causes, but commonly in its contracted forms, vs. and v. The French form, vers, frequently occurs in Britton.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Eecord, Judicial.