Vouch, n. Warrant; attestation. [Obs.]

The vouch of very malice itself.

Shak.

Vouch*ee" (?), n. (Law) The person who is vouched, or called into court

to support or make good his warranty of title in the process of common

recovery. Blackstone.

Vouch"er (?), n. 1. One who vouches, or gives witness or full

attestation, to anything.

Will his vouchers vouch him no more?

Shak.

The great writers of that age stand up together as vouchers for one

another's reputation.

Spectator.

2. A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of

accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any

acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the

merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts;

notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in

proving facts.

3. (Law) (a) The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty

of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands. (b) The

tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his

warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a single voucher

or double vouchers. Blackstone.

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