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‖ vel non, phr. Law (chiefly U.S.).|vɛl nɒn|
[L., = ‘or not’. Orig. only in the Law Latin phr. devisavit vel non, used to query the validity of a will.]
Or not; or the lack thereof; freq. appended to the name of a condition or state regarding which there is uncertainty, or to indicate that the preceding noun should be taken as including its opposite as an alternative. (Often regarded as superfluous.)
1895Federal Reporter (U.S.) LXVII. 528 There was sufficient evidence as to negligence vel non on the part of the defendant..to require the case to be sent to the jury. 1931Ibid. (2nd Ser.) LI. 12/2 Citizenship..being..one of the factors in determining the question of permanent residence vel non within the state. 1951Law Rep. King's Bench Div. II. 554 Reasonable foresight of possible injury is the true criterion where negligence vel non is the issue. 1980Human Life Rev. VI. 57 The constitutionality vel non of the Hyde Amendment. |