Legal Definitions - vis injuriosa

VIS INJURIOSA

Vis injuriosa (vis in-joor-ee-oh-sə), n. Latin for "injurious force." It refers to the use of wrongful force.

It can also be called vis illicita.

1. A police officer using excessive force on a suspect during an arrest.

2. A landlord using physical force to evict a tenant without following proper legal procedures.

Example 1 illustrates vis injuriosa because the police officer used more force than necessary to make the arrest, causing harm to the suspect. Example 2 shows vis injuriosa because the landlord used physical force to remove the tenant without following the proper legal procedures, which is illegal and harmful to the tenant.