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Webster 1913 Edition


Vadium


Va′di-um

,
Noun.
[LL., from L.
vas
,
vadis
, bail.]
(Law)
Pledge; security; bail. See
Mortgage
.
Vadium vivum
[LL.]
(Law)
,
a living pledge, which exists where an estate is granted until a debt is paid out of its proceeds.

Definition 2024


vadium

vadium

English

Noun

vadium

  1. (law, archaic) A pledge or security; bail.

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