VERSUS

Etymology

Preposition

versus

Against; in opposition to.

Synonyms: vs, vs., v (abbreviations)

Compared with, as opposed to.

(legal) Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).

Synonyms: v, v. (abbreviation)

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"sus, prep. Etym: [L., toward, turned in the direction of, from vertere, versum, to turn. See Verse.]

Definition: Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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