Legal Definition of vested. 1  1 : fully and absolutely established as a right, benefit, or privilege : not dependent on any contingency or condition; specifically : not subject to forfeiture if employment terminates before retirement vested pension benefits. 2  2 : having a vested interest a vested employee a vested beneficiary.
Thomas Jefferson was the President when the Louisiana Purchase  transaction was negotiated. The people who actually signed the  Purchase Treaty were James Monroe, Robert Liv â¦ ingston, and Barbe  Marbois.
The Louisiana Purchase was by far one of the most prosperous deals America managed in its history. After independence, France got back parts of western Louisiana from Spain. In return, Spain was promised regions in Italy.