Category: W

  • Wergild Or Weregild

    English Old Law: Wergild or Weregild in the Past The price which in a barbarous age, a person guilty of homicide or other enormous offence was needd to pay, instead of receiving other punishment. 4 Bl. Com. 188. See, for the etymology of this word and a tariff which was paid for the murder of…

  • Writ de Curia Claudenda

    English Law: Writ de Curia Claudenda in the Past The name of a writ, used to compel a party to enclose his land. F. N. B. 297. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about writ de curia claudenda is based on the Bouvier´s […]

  • Writ de Curia Claudenda

    English Law: Writ de Curia Claudenda in the Past The name of a writ, used to compel a party to enclose his land. F. N. B. 297. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about writ de curia claudenda is based on the Bouvier´s […]

  • Writ Of Monstraverunt

    English Law: Writ of Monstraverunt in the Past A writ which lies for the tenants of ancient demesne who hold by free charter and not for those tenants who hold by copy of court roll or by the rod, according to the custom of the manor. F. N. B. 31. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] […]

  • Warrandice

    Scottish Law: Warrandice in the Past A clause in a charter of heritable rights by which the grantor obliges himself, that the right conveyed must be effectual to the receiver. It is either personal or real. A warranty. Ersk. Pr. B. 2, t. 3, n. 11. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources […]

  • Warrandice

    Scottish Law: Warrandice in the Past A clause in a charter of heritable rights by which the grantor obliges himself, that the right conveyed must be effectual to the receiver. It is either personal or real. A warranty. Ersk. Pr. B. 2, t. 3, n. 11. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources […]

  • Writ Of Proclamation

    English Law: Writ of Proclamation in the Past A writ which issues, at the same time with the exigi facias, by virtue of Stat. 31 Eliz. c. 3, s. 1, by which the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) is commanded to make proclamations in the statute prescribed. Developments […]

  • Witness Instrumentary

    Scottish Law: Witness Instrumentary in the Past The person who has attested a deed or other writing. Developments When witnesses attest a deed without knowing the grantor and seeing him subscribe or bearing him own his subscription and the deed happens to be forged, the witnesses are declared […]

  • Wager Of Law

    English Law: Wager of Law in the Past When an action of debt is brought against a man upon a simple contract and the defendant pleads nil debit and concludes his plea with this formula, “And this he is ready to defend against him the said A B and his suit, as the court of…

  • Writ Of Excommunicatio Capiendo

    English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Writ of Excommunicatio Capiendo in the Past A writ issuing out of chancery, founded on a hishop’s certificate that the defendant had been excommunicated, which writ is returnable in the king’s bench. F. N. B. 62, 64, 65 Bac. Ab. Excommunication, E. See […]

  • Wager Of Battel

    English Law: Wager of Battel in the Past A superstitious mode of trial which till lately disgraced the English law. Developments The last case of this kind was commenced in the year 1817, but not procceded in to judgment; and at the next session of the British parliament an act was passed to […]

  • Wager Of Battel

    English Law: Wager of Battel in the Past A superstitious mode of trial which till lately disgraced the English law. Developments The last case of this kind was commenced in the year 1817, but not procceded in to judgment; and at the next session of the British parliament an act was passed to […]

  • Writer To The Signet

    Concept of Writer to the Signet Traditional meaning of writer to the signet [1] in scots law: Anciently, clerks in the office of the Scotch Secretary of State, who prepared writs passing the King’s signet, and various other processes; they are also attorneys or solicitors, and privileged to […]

  • Wales

    Plaid Cymru Meaning in Politics Description of Plaid Cymru published by Mona Chalabi: Pronounced plied come-ree the name (appropriately enough) means the Party of Wales in Welsh. It was founded in 1925 but didn't win its first seat in the House of Commons until 1966. In 2010, Plaid Cymru […]

  • Wales

    Plaid Cymru Meaning in Politics Description of Plaid Cymru published by Mona Chalabi: Pronounced plied come-ree the name (appropriately enough) means the Party of Wales in Welsh. It was founded in 1925 but didn't win its first seat in the House of Commons until 1966. In 2010, Plaid Cymru […]