vi et armis
/ Latin (ˈvaɪ ɛt ˈɑːmɪs) /
legal history a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence
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How to use vi et armis in a sentence
Ut Germania vi et armis opprimatur, funditus deleatur et eradicetur.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignThe point of the demurrer was that the action should have been trespass vi et armis.
Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell | Hugh Blair GrigsbyThe State Government was virtually seized and taken possession of vi et armis.
The Facts of Reconstruction | John R. LynchThe question in the House of Lords was, to enforce the execution of the Stamp-act in the colonies 'vi et armis'.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son | The Earl of ChesterfieldWhereupon the Assyrians, lifting him out of the seat, carried him forth vi et armis—free translation, by legs and arms.
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