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Wharf
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WharfA space of ground artificially prepared for the reception of merchan-dise from a ship or vessel, so as to promote the convenient loading and discharge of such vessel.
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Ship
This word, in its most enlarged sense, signifies a vessel employed in navigation; for example, the terms the ship's papers, the ship's hushand, shipwreck, and the like, are employed whether the vessel referred to be a brig, a sloop, or a three-masted vessel.
Discharge
Practice. The act by which a person in confinement, under some legal process, or held on an accusation of some crime or misdemeauor, is set at liberty; the writing containing the order for his being so set at liberty, is also called a discharge.
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Wharfage
The money paid for landing goods upon, or loading them from a wharf.
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Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Weregild
Weregild or Wergild. Old English.law. The price which in a barbarous age, a person guilty of homicide or other enormous offence was required to pay, instead of receiving other punishment.
Wergild
Wergild or Weregild. Old English.law. The price which in a barbarous age, a person guilty of homicide or other enormous offence was required to pay, instead of receiving other punishment.
Wether
A castrated ram, at least one year old in ark indictment it may be called a sheep.
Whaler
Maritime law. . A vessel employed in the whale fishery.
Wharf
Wharfage
The money paid for landing goods upon, or loading them from a wharf.
Wheel
The punishment of the wheel was formerly to put a criminal on a wheel, and then to break his bones until he expired. This barbarous punishment was never used in the United States, and it has been abolished in almost every civilized country.
Whelps
1) The young of certain animals of a base nature, or ferae naturae. 2) It is a rule that when no larceny can be committed of any creatures of a base nature, which are ferae naturae, though tame and reclaimed, it cannot be committed of the young of such creatures in the nest, kennel, or den. 3) The owner of the land is, however, considered to have a qualified property in such animals, ratione impotentia.
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.
When and where
These words are used in a plea when full defence is made the form is, "when and were it shall behove him." This acknowledges the jurisdiction of the court.
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Ship
This word, in its most enlarged sense, signifies a vessel employed in navigation; for example, the terms the ship's papers, the ship's hushand, shipwreck, and the like, are employed whether the vessel referred to be a brig, a sloop, or a three-masted vessel.
Discharge
Practice. The act by which a person in confinement, under some legal process, or held on an accusation of some crime or misdemeauor, is set at liberty; the writing containing the order for his being so set at liberty, is also called a discharge.
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Wharfage
The money paid for landing goods upon, or loading them from a wharf.
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Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Weregild
Weregild or Wergild. Old English.law. The price which in a barbarous age, a person guilty of homicide or other enormous offence was required to pay, instead of receiving other punishment.
Wergild
Wergild or Weregild. Old English.law. The price which in a barbarous age, a person guilty of homicide or other enormous offence was required to pay, instead of receiving other punishment.
Wether
A castrated ram, at least one year old in ark indictment it may be called a sheep.
Whaler
Maritime law. . A vessel employed in the whale fishery.
Wharf
Wharfage
The money paid for landing goods upon, or loading them from a wharf.
Wheel
The punishment of the wheel was formerly to put a criminal on a wheel, and then to break his bones until he expired. This barbarous punishment was never used in the United States, and it has been abolished in almost every civilized country.
Whelps
1) The young of certain animals of a base nature, or ferae naturae. 2) It is a rule that when no larceny can be committed of any creatures of a base nature, which are ferae naturae, though tame and reclaimed, it cannot be committed of the young of such creatures in the nest, kennel, or den. 3) The owner of the land is, however, considered to have a qualified property in such animals, ratione impotentia.
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.
When and where
These words are used in a plea when full defence is made the form is, "when and were it shall behove him." This acknowledges the jurisdiction of the court.
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