Vattel

[German faht-l]

noun

Em·me·rich [German em-uh-rikh] /German ˈɛm ə rɪx/, 1714–67, Swiss jurist and diplomat.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for vattel

And yet Vattel was one of the most celebrated cooks of his day.
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper
This gentleman understands Vattel, and we shall have no trouble with him.
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper
So says Vattel, without affixing any note of censure upon it.
Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams.
Josiah Quincy
It has been read from Vattel by several senators; and is conclusive in our favor.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)
Thomas Hart Benton
That will be found elaborately stated in Vattel; but I do not intend to trouble you with any lengthened reading of citations.
Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
A. F. Warburton