(Latin) In the civil law. Spurious children; literally, gotten from the people; the offspring of promiscuous cohabitation, who are considered as having no father. Inst. 3, 4, 3; Id. 3, 5, 4. … [Read more...] about VULGO QUASITI
VUXANUM SERVITIUM
In old English law. Villein service. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 13, … [Read more...] about VUXANUM SERVITIUM
WADSET
Scotch law. 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. 2. Wadsets, by the present practice, are commonly made out in the form of mutual contracts, in which one party sells the land, and the other grants, the right of reversion. 3. … [Read more...] about WADSET
W.
As an abbreviation, this letter frequently stands for "William," (king of England,) "Westminster," "west," or "western." … [Read more...] about W.
W. Va. L. Rev.
West Virginia Law Review … [Read more...] about W. Va. L. Rev.