The Copyright Office serves as the main administrator of copyrights in the United States; organized as a department of the Library of Congress. Individuals who create a work eligible for a copyright can automatically be legally protected from...
property law
unlawful detainer
An unlawful detainer, also known as an eviction lawsuit, is a summary proceeding to determine the right to possession of real property. Moreover, the sole issue in an unlawful detainer action is possession of the premises, and no other issue...
vacant
Definition
1) Empty, unclaimed, and/or unoccupied real property.
2) An abandoned estate, i.e. an estate that has no heirs or claimants.
Illustrative caselawSee, e.g. Simmons v. Saul, 138 U.S. 439 (1891).
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vacant succession
Vacant succession refers to when no heirs to an estate can be found or those that are known predeceased the testator or rescinded their inheritance.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...
vacate
In civil and criminal procedure:
To set aside or annul a previous judgment or order.
In property law:
To surrender or leave the premises.
See, e.g. Sears v. Upton, 130 S.Ct. 3259 (2010) (a judgment) and Thorpe v. Housing...
variance
1) An officially granted exception to a zoning ordinance. Such exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis for some persuasive reason shown.
2) A difference between two statements or other pieces of evidence that usually would be...
vendee
A buyer, especially of real property.
See, e.g. Warner v. Kaplan, 892 N.Y.S.2d 311 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009).
See also
Vendor (contrast)
Contract
vendor
A seller, especially of real property. Also called venditor.
See, e.g. American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, 130 S.Ct. 2201 (2010).
See also
Vendee (contrast)
Contract
vertical privity
In business law, vertical privity is the relationship between companies in a distribution chain (e.g. a manufacturer and a distributor). Those in vertical privity are jointly liable for product defects in the vertical chain.
...Vessel Hull Design Protection Act
Title V of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, provides sui generis protection for an “original design of a useful article” (where “useful article” is limited to boat hulls). It was intended to replace the...