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Versus
VERSUS[Latin, Against.] A designation used in the caption of a lawsuit to indicate the opposite positions taken by the parties. In the title of a lawsuit, the plaintiff's name appears first; the word versus follows; then the defendant's name appears, as in "A versus B." Versus is commonly abbreviated vs. or v. |
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"Versus." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Versus." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704569.html "Versus." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704569.html |
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ver·sus / ˈvərsəs; -səz/ (abbr.: v. or vs.) • prep. against (esp. in sports and legal use): Penn versus Princeton. ∎ as opposed to; in contrast to: weighing the pros and cons of organic versus inorganic produce. |
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"versus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "versus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-versus.html "versus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-versus.html |
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versus (leg.) against. XV. — medL. (XIII) use of L. versus towards, in the sense of adversus against.
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T. F. HOAD. "versus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "versus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-versus.html T. F. HOAD. "versus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-versus.html |
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versus
•Crassus, Halicarnassus, Lassus
•tarsus
•nexus, plexus, Texas
•Paracelsus
•census, consensus
•Croesus • narcissus • Ephesus
•Dionysus • colossus • Pegasus
•Caucasus • petasus
•excursus, thyrsus, versus
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"versus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "versus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-versus.html "versus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-versus.html |
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