verbatim et litteratim (L.), word for word and letter for letter.
verbum sapienti sat est (L.), a word is enough for a wise man—often abbrev. verb. sap. and verb. sat.
veritas odium parit (L.), truth begets hatred.
versus or v. (L.), against: toward.
vestigia (L.), tracks: vestiges.
vestigia nulla retrorsum (L.), no footprints backwards [at the lion's den]: no going back.
vexata quæstio (L.), a disputed question.
viâ (L.), by way of.
via media (L.), a middle course.
via trita, via tuta (L.), the beaten path is the safe path.