Versus
Pronunciation : Ver"sus
Part of Speech : prep.
Etymology : [L., toward, turned in the direction of, from vertere, versum, to turn. See Verse.]
Definition : Defn: Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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