viz.

viz.
abbr. Latin Namely; to wit; that is to say. Used to elaborate on what has already been said in more particular or precise language.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


viz.
(Latin: A contraction of the term videlicet, to wit, namely, or that is to say.)
A term used to highlight or make more specific something previously indicated only in general terms.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


viz.
[Latin, A contraction of the term videlicet, to wit, namely, or that is to say.] A term used to highlight or make more specific something previously indicated only in general terms.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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