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(Law Lat.) In practice. Against; an abbreviation of the Latin adversus. Used by Bracton indifferently with contra (q. v.) Actio competit contra eum, an action lies against him. Bracton, fol. 103b. Actio datur versus eum,- an action is given against him. Id. Retained in modern practice, in the titles of causes, but commonly in its contracted forms, vs. and v. The French form, vers, frequently occurs in Britton.
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(Law Lat.) In practice. Against; an abbreviation of the Latin adversus. Used by Bracton indifferently with contra (q. v.) Actio competit contra eum, an action lies against him. Bracton, fol. 103b. Actio datur versus eum,- an action is given against him. Id. Retained in modern practice, in the titles of causes, but commonly in its contracted forms, vs. and v. The French form, vers, frequently occurs in Britton.
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(vs., v.) Against.
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Versus Looks to Light Ratings Lamp.(National Hockey League), Multichannel News; April 13, 2009; Reynolds, Mike
Versus Technology, Inc. Announces Spring ’09 Release for Added Workflow Automation., Science Letter; June 9, 2009
Versus forces IndyCar Series to kill online streaming, Indianapolis Business Journal; March 28, 2011; Schoettle, Anthony
New Graft-Versus-Host Disease Study Results Reported from University of Florence., Hematology Week; February 14, 2011
Loadstar versus Soft Logic the pick of the week, The Daily Mirror (Colombo, Sri Lanka); May 23, 2009
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital Taps Versus Advantages Real-time Locating System, Wireless News; December 2, 2011
Versus Technology to Showcase Leading Enterprise Patient and Clinical Workflow Solutions at HIMSS 2009.(Report), Biotech Week; April 22, 2009
DPMC ‘B’ versus McCallum Cargo the pick, The Daily Mirror (Colombo, Sri Lanka); May 12, 2009
RTLS Educational Opportunities Abound at HIMSS12, versus Automates Epic EMR, Information Technology Newsweekly; February 28, 2012
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Selects Versus Advantages Real-time Locating System., Entertainment Close-up; December 6, 2011
Versus, DirecTV Talk; Remain Disconnected.(Comcast Corp.), Multichannel News; September 21, 2009; Reynolds, Mike
Versus Technology, Inc. Announces Successful Implementation of Automatic Hospital Tracking System at Anne Arundel Medical Center., Obesity & Diabetes Week; January 26, 2009
Pacific Medical Centers Expands versus Advantages RTLS to Totem Lake Clinic, Electronics Newsweekly; July 4, 2012
Versus Introduces Automated, Real-Time Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution., Life Science Weekly; June 23, 2009
Selective Depletion of Alloreactive Donor T Cells Leads to Elimination of Graft-versus-Host Reactivity and Stimulates Graft-versus-Leukaemia/Myeloma Effect, Folia Biologica; July 1, 2013; Matejková, E. Foltánková, V. Buresová, I.
MJF Group versus PABC Bank the pick, The Daily Mirror (Colombo, Sri Lanka); July 2, 2009
Versus crew faces scrutiny ; Broadcasters vie with old favorites, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); May 12, 2007; Alan Pergament
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