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  • Woollam V. Hearn

    Definition of Woollam V. Hearn ((1802), 7 Ves. 211). Held, that though a defendant resisting specific performance may adduce parol evidence to show that by a fraud the written agreement does not express the real terms, a plaintiff cannot do so for the purpose of obtaining specifk performance […]

  • Woolsack

    Definition of Woolsack The seat on which the Lord Chancellor sits m his capacity of Speaker of the House of Lords. It is not technically part of the House. When ‘the Lord Chancellor votes as a peer, he votes from the Woolsack ; but if he desires to speak as a peer, he leaves the…

  • Words Of Limitation

    Definition of Words Of Limitation Words in a conveyance or will which have the effect of marking out the duration of an estate.’ Thus, in a grant to A and his heirs, the words and his heirs are words of limitation. Formerly these words were essential to pass the fee simple, both in legal and…

  • Workmen's Compensation

    Definition of Workmen’s Compensation The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1906, s. 1, provided If in any employment personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment is caused to a workman, his employer shall be liable to pay compensation. A workman is defined (section […]

  • Wounding And Maiming

    Definition of Wounding And Maiming Aggravated forms of battery (q.v.). See Mayhem; Malicious Injury to the Person Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Wounding And Maiming in the Dictionaries, Wounding And Maiming in our legal dictionaries, Related […]

  • Workmen's Compensation

    Definition of Workmen’s Compensation The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1906, s. 1, provided If in any employment personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment is caused to a workman, his employer shall be liable to pay compensation. A workman is defined (section […]

  • Women Studies International

    Women Studies International Databas Details: Baltimore, MD: National Information Services Corporation, 1972-. Quarterly. Indexes / Database Review According to “Introduction to Research in International Law, Research Guide” (see Further Reading), this online resouce covers the core […]

  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

    Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Index details: Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 1975-. Monthly. Coverage: 1975 to present Provides over 436,000 citations and abstracts indexing approximately 1,432 international serials in political science and its complementary fields, including […]

  • World Encyclopedia of Peace

    World Encyclopedia of Peace Publication details: 4 vols. New York: Pergamon Press, 1986. According to Introduction to Research in International Law (see Further Reading) this encyclopedic reference has two predominant themes: peace research and peace activism. It is organized into four […]

  • Working Party on Consumer Protection and Information

    Working Party on Consumer Protection and Information in Europe The working party deals with issues in the area of consumer policy. It takes decisions on issues such as the EU consumer policy programme and various other legal acts in the area of consumer protection. The group prepares […]