Tag: WA
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Ecclesiastical Corporations
[rtbs name=”english-law”] Resources See Also CORPORATIONS COURT
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Ecclesiastical Corporations
[rtbs name=”english-law”] Resources See Also CORPORATIONS COURT
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Water Bailiff
English Law: Water Bailiff in the Past An officer appointed to search ships in ports. 10 H. vii., 30. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about water bailiff is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list […]
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Abiding By
Concept of Abiding by Traditional meaning of abiding by [1] in scots law: In Scotch law, the judicial declaration of a party that he abides by a deed which has been attacked as forged, at his peril. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of […]
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Wakening
Scottish Law: Wakening in the Past The revival of an action. Developments An action is said to sleep, when it lies over, not insisted on for a year in which case it is suspended. 4, t. 1, n. 33. With us a revival is by scire facias. (see this concept in the corresponding entry on…
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Watch And Ward
English Law: Watch and Ward in the Past A phrase used in the English law, to show the superinten-dence and care of certain officers, whose duties are to protect the public from harm. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about […]
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Warranty
Definition of Warranty A warranty is a promise or assurance given in contract by a party to the other party to the contract. Warranty in Contract Law According to Questions & Answers Law of Contract: Law Revision and Study Guide (Law Questions & Answers, Oxford University Press), by […]
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Wadset
Scottish Law: Wadset in the Past A right, by which lands or other heritable subjects, are impignorated by the proprietor to his creditor in security of his debt; and, like other heritable rights, is perfected by seisin. Developments Wadsets, by the present practice, are commonly made out in […]
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Water
Surface water in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Surface wáter in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: the run-off of rainwater from roofs and any paved ground surface within thecurtilage of a building. Wastewater in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of […]
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Waiver of Rules
Waiver of Rules in Arbitration Rules In relation to arbitration rules and, more specifically, to Arbitral Proceedings in the arbitration law of the United Kingdom, the following is an overview of waiver of rules.
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Wager
Concept of Wager The following is an old definition of Wager [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A pledge or gage. Wager of battel or battle. Trial by combat. When the tenant in a writ of right pleaded the general issue and offered to prove it by his champion, and the tender was […]
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Ways
Meaning of Ways and Means The following is an old definition of Ways and Means [1]: The committee of or on ways and means, in a legislative assembly, is charged with the duty of inquiring into and recommending the ways and means for raising funds for the uses of government. The committee of […]
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Warrantia
Meaning of Warrantia The following is an old definition of Warrantia [1]: LateLat. A warranty. Warrantum. A warrant; legal authority; a warranty. Quo warranto. By what warrant, or authoi’ity. A writ in the nature of a writ of right for the kin’g, against him who claims or usurps any office, […]
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Waif
Meaning of Waif The following is an old definition of Waif [1]: Waifs, bona waviata, were goods stolen and thrown away by the thief in his flight, from fear of being apprehended. If the party robbed did not recover the goods first, they were forfeited to the king, to punish the owner for not […]
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Ways and Means
Ways and Means Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Ways and Means is a traditional term for taxes or other charges levied on the public in order to fund Government spending. Resources See Also Ways and Means Resolution Further Reading