As a American, I write it as vice.
‘Vice’ in American English, still has alternative meanings, like ‘vice president’.
Does that count as English? I though it is borrowed Latin, like de facto, et cetera or per se.
English is a mongrel of a language.
It's a usage going back to at least 1597 and lost in the fog of time before.
Why do you think it has "alternative'' meaning ? /s