Only you can prevent house fires â or at least greatly lower the risk by keeping an eye out for these warning signs of trouble. (Photo: Thomas Skjaeveland/Shutterstock) Electrical malfunctions cause more than 50,000 house fires each year, according to Electrical Safety Foundation International. The majority can be prevented. To protect your own home, start by checking your fuse box or breaker panel for the date of your last inspection.
Legal Definition of vested. 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.
Vested. Vested is a word that is mostly used as vested interest though the word has other meanings too. But let us first talk about the most common usage of the word as in vested interest. If you have vested interest in something, you have a special reason to take interest in it and you are biased and cannot take a neutral stand. If cigarette manufacturers want tobacco laws to be amended according to their wishes, it is because of their vested interest in it.