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Wilkes V. Wood
Definition of Wilkes V. Wood ((1763), 19 St. Tr. 1153). Hdd, that a general warrant to seize the papers of a person not named is illegal Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Wilkes V. Wood in the Dictionaries, Wilkes V. Wood in our legal dictionaries, […]
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Wharf
Definition of Wharf See Sufferance Wharf Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Wharf in the Dictionaries, Wharf in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find synonyms […]
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Westminster The Third, Statute Of
Definition of Westminster The Third, Statute Of Passed in 1290, commencing Quia emptores (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Westminster The Third, Statute Of in the Dictionaries, Westminster The Third, Statute Of in our legal dictionaries, […]
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Wigglesworth V. Dallison
Definition of Wigglesworth V. Dallison ((1779), 1 Doug. 201). Parol evidence is admissible to prove any local custom of general application, in order that it may be applied to the subject-matter and bind the parties to a written document, unless it is inconsistent with the writing. Held, that […]
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Westminster The Second, Statute Of
Definition of Westminster The Second, Statute Of The fifty chapters passed in 1285. The first of which is the statute De donis, etc. ; see Estate Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Westminster The Second, Statute Of in the Dictionaries, Westminster […]
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Westminster The First, Statute Of
Definition of Westminster The First, Statute Of The fifty-one chapters passed in 1275 Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Westminster The First, Statute Of in the Dictionaries, Westminster The First, Statute Of in our legal dictionaries, Related […]
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West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. V. R.
Definition of West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. V. R. ([1905] 2 K. B. 391). Prior to the outbreak of the war between Great Britain and the South African Republic, gold belonging to the Company was wrongfully seized by the Republic. Soon afterwards war broke out and the Republic was […]
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Wenhak V. Morgan
Definition of Wenhak V. Morgan ((1888), 20 Q. B. D. 635). Held, that a communication of defamatory matter by a person to his or her spouse is not publication Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Wenhak V. Morgan in the Dictionaries, Wenhak V. Morgan in […]
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Welsh Mortgage
Definition of Welsh Mortgage The conveyance of an estate as security for a loan, redeemable at any time on payment of the debt without payment of interest by the borrower, or account of the rents and profits by the lender, who is let into possession from the beginning, and who takes the rents […]
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Webb V. Bird
Definition of Webb V. Bird ((1862), 31 L. J. C. P. 335). The right to air is limited to air through a defined channel.The plaintiff claimed a right by long user to a current of air to turn the saiLs of his windmill. Held, no grant could be implied from such user, as the person…