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Wager
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Wager1) Wager of Battel. A superstitious mode of trial which till lately disgraced the English law.2) Wager policy.Contracts.One made when the insured has no insurable interest
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Wager
1) Wager of Battel. A superstitious mode of trial which till lately disgraced the English law.2) Wager policy.Contracts.One made when the insured has no insurable interest
Battel
In French Bataille, Old English law. An ancient and barbarous mode of trial, by Bingle combat, called wager of battel, where, in appeals of felony, the appellee might fight with the appellant to prove his innocence.
Trial
Practice., The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Insured
Contracts. The person who procures an insurance on his property.
Interest
1) Estates. The right which a man has in a chattel real, and more particularly in a future term. It is a word of less efficacy and extent than estates, though, in legal understanding, an interest extends to estates, rights and titles which a man has in or out of lands, so that by a grant of his whole interest in land, a reversion as well as the fee simple shall pass. 2) Contracts. The right of property which a man has in a thing, commonly called insurable interest. 3) Evidence. The benefit which a person has in the matter about to be decided and which is in issue between the parties.
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Wage assignment or wage withholding
A court order requiring the employer of a noncustodial parent to deduct a specific amount of money for child support from the wages of the noncustodial parent (also known as garnishment).
Wage earner's plan
A chapter of the Bankruptcy Code which allows a debtor to file a wage earner's plan for payment of a percentage of his debts from future earnings.
Wages
Contract.A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services.
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W2
A tax form filed by employers in conjunction with payment of employment taxes.
Wadset
"Scotch Law.A right, by which lands, or other heritable subjects, are impignorated by the proprietor to his creditor in security of his debt; and, like other heritable rights, is perfected by seisin.
Wadsetter
Scotch Law. A creditor to whom a wadset is made.
Wage assignment or wage withholding
A court order requiring the employer of a noncustodial parent to deduct a specific amount of money for child support from the wages of the noncustodial parent (also known as garnishment).
Wage earner's plan
A chapter of the Bankruptcy Code which allows a debtor to file a wage earner's plan for payment of a percentage of his debts from future earnings.
Wager
Wages
Contract.A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services.
Wagner act
A 1935 American federal statute which recognized employee rights to collective bargaining, protected the right to belong to a union, prohibited many anti-union tactics then used by employers, and set up the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB was given wide enforcement powers. It was later amended by the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947.
Waifs
Stolen goods waived or scattered by a thief in his flight in order to effect his escape
Waive
A term applied to a woman as outlaw is applied to a man. A man is an outlaw, a woman is a waive.
Waiver
When a person disclaims or renounces to a right that they may have otherwise had. Waivers are not always in writing. Sometimes a person's actions can be interpreted as a waiver.
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Wager
1) Wager of Battel. A superstitious mode of trial which till lately disgraced the English law.2) Wager policy.Contracts.One made when the insured has no insurable interest
Battel
In French Bataille, Old English law. An ancient and barbarous mode of trial, by Bingle combat, called wager of battel, where, in appeals of felony, the appellee might fight with the appellant to prove his innocence.
Trial
Practice., The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Insured
Contracts. The person who procures an insurance on his property.
Interest
1) Estates. The right which a man has in a chattel real, and more particularly in a future term. It is a word of less efficacy and extent than estates, though, in legal understanding, an interest extends to estates, rights and titles which a man has in or out of lands, so that by a grant of his whole interest in land, a reversion as well as the fee simple shall pass. 2) Contracts. The right of property which a man has in a thing, commonly called insurable interest. 3) Evidence. The benefit which a person has in the matter about to be decided and which is in issue between the parties.
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Wage assignment or wage withholding
A court order requiring the employer of a noncustodial parent to deduct a specific amount of money for child support from the wages of the noncustodial parent (also known as garnishment).
Wage earner's plan
A chapter of the Bankruptcy Code which allows a debtor to file a wage earner's plan for payment of a percentage of his debts from future earnings.
Wages
Contract.A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
W2
A tax form filed by employers in conjunction with payment of employment taxes.
Wadset
"Scotch Law.A right, by which lands, or other heritable subjects, are impignorated by the proprietor to his creditor in security of his debt; and, like other heritable rights, is perfected by seisin.
Wadsetter
Scotch Law. A creditor to whom a wadset is made.
Wage assignment or wage withholding
A court order requiring the employer of a noncustodial parent to deduct a specific amount of money for child support from the wages of the noncustodial parent (also known as garnishment).
Wage earner's plan
A chapter of the Bankruptcy Code which allows a debtor to file a wage earner's plan for payment of a percentage of his debts from future earnings.
Wager
Wages
Contract.A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services.
Wagner act
A 1935 American federal statute which recognized employee rights to collective bargaining, protected the right to belong to a union, prohibited many anti-union tactics then used by employers, and set up the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB was given wide enforcement powers. It was later amended by the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947.
Waifs
Stolen goods waived or scattered by a thief in his flight in order to effect his escape
Waive
A term applied to a woman as outlaw is applied to a man. A man is an outlaw, a woman is a waive.
Waiver
When a person disclaims or renounces to a right that they may have otherwise had. Waivers are not always in writing. Sometimes a person's actions can be interpreted as a waiver.
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