meaning of vel
“or versus and”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
vel · or or and · the peculiar use of the word 'vel'
spoken of as
1 expressionThe Meaning of 'Vel'1 mention
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John (English)
The contrast between “vel” and “aut” strengthens the suggestion that “vel” is used in this chapter conjunctively.
in the texts
An Essay on the Trial by Jury
The philological question of whether Magna Carta's disjunctive vel should be understood conjunctively as and.
Blackstone suggests that this may be the true reading.
Whether the word vel should be rendered by or, or by and.
Several explanations have been offered of the alternative clause;
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
The ambiguous Latin conjunction 'vel' in Magna Carta's protective clause, whose disjunctive or conjunctive force is the subject of detailed philological analysis.
The contrast between “vel” and “aut” strengthens the suggestion that “vel” is used in this chapter conjunctively.
Pleas following upon accusations by the injured party were held in 1471 not to fall within the words of Magna Carta.
Comparison with the terms of chapter 52 and with those of the corresponding Article of the Barons places the matter almost beyond doubt.