Terms starting with "V"

Venue Venue is the legally proper geographic place or court for a case to be heard. Venue rules are separate from jurisdiction, which concerns a court’s legal authority to decide a case. Verdict Verdict is a court and legal-process term used to describe cases, court authority, legal procedure, judicial review, opinions, or public legal records. Veto The President may veto a bill by returning it with objections to the chamber where it originated. Congress can override a regular veto if two-thirds of each chamber votes to pass the bill. If the President does not return a bill within ten days, Sundays excepted, it becomes law unless Congress adjourns in a way that prevents its return; in that case, it does not become law. Veto Override A veto override is Congress’s process for enacting a bill after a regular presidential veto. The bill returns first to its chamber of origin; if both chambers approve overriding it by a two-thirds vote, the bill becomes law.