vi et armis
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of vi et armis
literally: by force and arms
Example Sentences
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Elvira was not in the least shy, and only wanted to be safely Mrs. Allen Brownlow before the Goulds should arrive, as she expected, in the next steamer to pursue her vi et armis.
From Magnum Bonum by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Thus, in very early times, the law gave a remedy only for physical interference with life and property, for trespasses vi et armis.
From The Right to Privacy by Louis D. Brandeis
"What good would that do? you can't carry her off vi et armis."
From The Long Vacation by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The period has been when Algiers prescribed the law, vi et armis, to the city itself—but the day and the disposition, have happily long since passed away.
From Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by B. M. Norman
A yell of protest from Herbert suggested that Berry's protest had been reinforced vi et armis.
From Jonah and Co. by Dornford Yates
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