vi et armis

/ Latin (ˈvaɪ ɛt ˈɑːmɪs) /

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noun

legal history a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence

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Word Origin for vi et armis

literally: by force and arms

Words nearby vi et armis

Viereck, Viersen, Vierwaldstättersee, vies, Viet, vi et armis, Vietcong, Vietminh, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Vietnamization

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How to use vi et armis in a sentence

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”
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Ebb and flow, checks and balances, the center would hold, et cetera.
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To an audience destabilized by seismic changes in the culture, he brings the assurance (and the threat) that Obama et al.
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And Pope Alexander VI had the painter Pinturicchio disguise his mistress as the Virgin Mary in one fresco.
Great Renaissance Art Thrived Amid Filth|Nick Romeo|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, et al., for opening the floodgates of political campaign donations.
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam|P. J. O’Rourke|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Vulgate translates: “Et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
De secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Peu aprs nostre arrive, i'escrivy l'estat auquel nous avons retrouv ceste Eglise et Colonie naissante.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Commenons, comme l'on dict, de chez nous, de la maison et habitation; puis nous sortirons dehors.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Estimez un peu que c'est du reste du symbole et fondemens chrestiens.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various