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Widow
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WidowAn unmarried woman whose husband is dead.
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Husband
Maritime law. The name of an agent who is authorized to make the necessary repairs to a ship, and to act in relation to the ship, generally, for the owner. He is usually called ship's hushand.
Dead
Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value.
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Widow's chamber
English law. In London the apparel of a widow and the furniture of her chamber, left by her deceased husband, is so called, and the widow is entitled to it.
Widower
A man whose wife is dead. A widower has a right to administer to his wife's separate estate, and as her administrator to collect debts due to her, generally for his own use.
Widowhood
The state of a man whose wife is dead or of a woman whose husband is dead. In general there is no law to regulate the time during whichh a man must remain a widower, or a woman a widow, before they marry a second time. The term widowhood is mostly applied to the state or condition of a widow.
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Whistleblowing
The act of an employee revealing suspected fraud (usually involving senior management) to an outside third party.
White persons
The acts of congress which authorize the naturalization of aliens, confine the description of such aliens to free white persons.This of course excludes the African race when pure, but it is not easy to say what shade of color or mixture of blood will make a white person.
White rent
English law. Rents paid in silver, and called white rents or redditus albi, to distinguish them from other rents which were not paid in money.
Whole blood
Being related by both the father and mother's side; this phrase is used in contradistinction to half, blood, which is relation only on one side.
Wholesale
To sell by wholesale, is to sell by large parcels, generally in original packages, and not by retail
Widow
Widower
A man whose wife is dead. A widower has a right to administer to his wife's separate estate, and as her administrator to collect debts due to her, generally for his own use.
Widowhood
The state of a man whose wife is dead or of a woman whose husband is dead. In general there is no law to regulate the time during whichh a man must remain a widower, or a woman a widow, before they marry a second time. The term widowhood is mostly applied to the state or condition of a widow.
Widow's chamber
English law. In London the apparel of a widow and the furniture of her chamber, left by her deceased husband, is so called, and the widow is entitled to it.
Wife de fait
A wife de facto.
Wild animals
Animals in a state of nature; animals ferae naturae. Ferae naturae.
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Husband
Maritime law. The name of an agent who is authorized to make the necessary repairs to a ship, and to act in relation to the ship, generally, for the owner. He is usually called ship's hushand.
Dead
Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value.
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Widow's chamber
English law. In London the apparel of a widow and the furniture of her chamber, left by her deceased husband, is so called, and the widow is entitled to it.
Widower
A man whose wife is dead. A widower has a right to administer to his wife's separate estate, and as her administrator to collect debts due to her, generally for his own use.
Widowhood
The state of a man whose wife is dead or of a woman whose husband is dead. In general there is no law to regulate the time during whichh a man must remain a widower, or a woman a widow, before they marry a second time. The term widowhood is mostly applied to the state or condition of a widow.
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Whistleblowing
The act of an employee revealing suspected fraud (usually involving senior management) to an outside third party.
White persons
The acts of congress which authorize the naturalization of aliens, confine the description of such aliens to free white persons.This of course excludes the African race when pure, but it is not easy to say what shade of color or mixture of blood will make a white person.
White rent
English law. Rents paid in silver, and called white rents or redditus albi, to distinguish them from other rents which were not paid in money.
Whole blood
Being related by both the father and mother's side; this phrase is used in contradistinction to half, blood, which is relation only on one side.
Wholesale
To sell by wholesale, is to sell by large parcels, generally in original packages, and not by retail
Widow
Widower
A man whose wife is dead. A widower has a right to administer to his wife's separate estate, and as her administrator to collect debts due to her, generally for his own use.
Widowhood
The state of a man whose wife is dead or of a woman whose husband is dead. In general there is no law to regulate the time during whichh a man must remain a widower, or a woman a widow, before they marry a second time. The term widowhood is mostly applied to the state or condition of a widow.
Widow's chamber
English law. In London the apparel of a widow and the furniture of her chamber, left by her deceased husband, is so called, and the widow is entitled to it.
Wife de fait
A wife de facto.
Wild animals
Animals in a state of nature; animals ferae naturae. Ferae naturae.
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