Unumquodque dissolvatur eo modo quo colligatur. Everything is dissolved by the same mode in which it is bound together.

Usury¹ is odious² in law.

Ut paena ad paucos, metus ad omnes perveniat. That by the punishment of a few, the fear of it may affect all. 4 Inst. 63.

Ut res magis valeat quam pereat. That the thing may rather have effect than be destroyed.

Utile per inutile non vitiatur. What is useful is not vitiated by the useless. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2949, 3293; 2 Wheat. 221; 2 S. & R. 298; 17 S. & R. 297; 6 Mass. 303.

Valeat quantum valere potest. It shall have effect as far as it can have effect.

Vana est illa potentia quae numquam venit in actum. Vain is that power which is never brought into action. 2 Co. 51.

Vani timores sunt aestimandi, qui non cadunt in constantem virum. Vain are those fears which affect not a valiant³ man. 7 Co. 27.

Vendens eandem rem doubus falsarius est. It is fraudulent to sell the same thing twice. Jenk. Cent. 107. See Stalionat.

Veniae facilitas incentivum est delinquendi. Facility of pardon is an incentive⁴ to crime. 3 inst. 236.

Vreba aliquid operari debent, verba cum effectu sunt accipienda. Words are to be taken so as to have effect. Bacon's Max. Reg. 3, p. 47. See 1 Duer. on ins. 210, 211, 216.

Verba aequivoca ac in dubio sensu posita, intelliguntur dignori et potentiori sensu. Equivocal words and those in a doubtful sense are to be taken in their best and most effective sense. 6 Co. 20.

Verba currentis monetae, tempus solutionis designat. The words current money, refer to the time of payment. Dav. 20.

Verba dicta de persona, intelligi debent de conditione personae. Words spoken of the person are to be understood of the condition of the person. 2 Roll. R. 72.

Verba fortius accipientur contra proferentum. Words are to be taken most strongly against him who uses them. Bacon's Max. REg. 3; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 661.