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   ‖Vadium (?), n. [LL., from L. vas, vadis, bail.] (Law) Pledge; security; bail. See Mortgage.
   
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   Vadium vivum [LL.] (Law), a living pledge, which exists where an estate is granted until a debt is paid out of its proceeds.
   
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