trespass vi et armis

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trespass vi et armis - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  TRESPASS VI ET ARMIS, practice. This is the remedy brought by the plaintiff 
  for an immediate injury committed with force. It is distinguished from an 
  action of trespass on the case, in this, that in the latter the injury is 
  consequential, and not committed with direct force. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2871, 
  3482; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 8583.