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visa

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visa (vee-z[schwa]). An official indorsement made out on a passport, showing that it has been examined and that the bearer is permitted to proceed; a recognition by the country in which a passport-holder wishes to travel that the holder’s passport is valid. • A visa is generally required for the admission of aliens into the

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devisavit vel non

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devisavit vel non (dev-[schwa]-say-vit [or -zay-vit] vel non), n. [Law Latin “he (or she) devises or not”] Hist. An issue directed from a chancery court to a court of law to determine the validity of a will that has been contested, as by an allegation of fraud or testamentary incapacity. See VEL NON.

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divisa

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divisa (di-vI-z[schwa]), n. [fr. French diviser “to divide”] 1. A division, as of goods by a will; a devise. 2. A boundary of neighboring lands. 3. A court held on such a boundary to settle the tenants’ disputes.

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curia advisari vult

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curia advisari vult (kyoor-ee-[schwa] ad-v[schwa]-sair-Iv[schwa]lt). [Latin] The court will be advised; the court will consider. • This phrase signaled a court’s decision to delay judgment pending further consideration. In England, the phrase is still used in all Court of Appeal decisions when the judgment is reserved; that is, not delivered after the hearing. — Abbr.

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