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 placed a large segment of the North American continent under the control of the United States. The young nation faced the challenge of settling and maintaining control over the area, while man sought to exploit its natural resources.