1. A road, way, or right-of-way.
via publica (vI-[schwa] p[schwa]b-li-k[schwa]). [Latin] Roman & civil law. A public way or road. • The land itself belongs to the public.
2. Roman law. A type of rural servitude that gave the holder the right to walk, ride, or drive over another’s land; servitus viae. • It was broader than and included the servitus itineris and the servitus actus; that is, via encompassed both iter (a footpath) and actus (a driveway). See servitus viae under SERVITUS.
3. Civil law. The way in which legal procedures are followed.
via executiva (vI-[schwa] eg-zek-y[schwa]-tI-v[schwa]).Civil law. Executory process by which the debtor’s property is seized, without previous citation, for some reason specified by law, usu. because of an act or title amounting to a confession of judgment.
via juris (vI-[schwa] joor-is). [Latin] Hist. By means of law; by means of legal process.
via ordinaria (vI-[schwa] or-di-nair-ee-[schwa]).Civil law. The ordinary way or process by which a citation is served and all the usual forms of law are followed.
