437. Ir the civil law, this term ic sometimes used as sy.vnymous with “vis divine,” or the act of God. vin. —Vis pertubativa. In old English law. Force used between parties contending for a ssession.— Vis proxima. Immediate force. ee Vis Impressa.—-Vis simplex. In old English law. Simple or mere force. Distinuished by Bracton from “vis armata,” and also rom “vis expulsiva.” Bract. fol. 162.