Versus
['vɜːsəs] or ['vɝsəs]
Definition
(prep.) Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.
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Definition
prep. against in legal phraseology—abbreviated v. and vs.
Checker: Nellie
Examples
- And on the question of pumps versus patent-leather Oxfords his authority had never been disputed. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Podder and another versus Crawley, Bart. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Continuity versus Dualism. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Love _versus_ Money, and Love was triumphant, said Maurice, smiling. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Checker: Nellie