<P> However , it is often more convenient to refer to cases -- particularly landmark and other notable cases -- by a title of the form Claimant v Defendant ( e.g. Arkell v Pressdram ) . Where a legal proceeding does not have formally designated adverse parties , a form such as In re , Re or In the matter of is used ( e.g. In re Gault ) . The `` v '' separating the parties is an abbreviation of the Latin versus , but , when spoken in Commonwealth countries , it is normally rendered as `` and '' or `` against '' ( as in , for example , Charles Dickens ' Jarndyce and Jarndyce ) . Where it is considered necessary to protect the anonymity of a natural person , some cases may have one or both parties replaced by a standard pseudonym ( Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade ) or by an initial ( D v D ) . In titles such as R v Adams , however , the initial `` R '' is usually an abbreviation for the Latin Rex or Regina , i.e. for the Crown . ( For an explanation of other terms that may appear in case titles , see the Glossary of legal terms . ) </P>
<P> However , it is often more convenient to refer to cases -- particularly landmark and other notable cases -- by a title of the form Claimant v Defendant ( e.g. Arkell v Pressdram ) . Where a legal proceeding does not have formally designated adverse parties , a form such as In re , Re or In the matter of is used ( e.g. In re Gault ) . The `` v '' separating the parties is an abbreviation of the Latin versus , but , when spoken in Commonwealth countries , it is normally rendered as `` and '' or `` against '' ( as in , for example , Charles Dickens ' Jarndyce and Jarndyce ) . Where it is considered necessary to protect the anonymity of a natural person , some cases may have one or both parties replaced by a standard pseudonym ( Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade ) or by an initial ( D v D ) . In titles such as R v Adams , however , the initial `` R '' is usually an abbreviation for the Latin Rex or Regina , i.e. for the Crown . ( For an explanation of other terms that may appear in case titles , see the Glossary of legal terms . ) </P>
what does the v mean in court cases
what does the v mean in court cases
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