his phrase is used to signify that the proof on one side, of a cause is greater than on the other. 2. When a verdict has been rendered against the weight of the evidence, the court may, on this ground, grant a new trial, but the court will exercise this power not merely with a cautious, but a strict and sure judgment, before they send the case to a second jury. 3. The general … [Read more...] about WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE
WATERING STOCK
In the language of brokers, adding to the capital stock of a corporation by the issue of new stock, without increasing the real value represented by the capital. … [Read more...] about WATERING STOCK
WEALTH
All material objects capable of satisfying human wants desires or tastes having a value in exchange and upon which human labor has been expended; i.e.which have by such labor been either reclaimed from nature extracted or gathered from the earth or sea manufactured from raw materials improved adapted or cultivated. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition All material … [Read more...] about WEALTH
WAYLEAVE
is a right of way over or through land for the carriage of minerals from a mine or quarry. It is an easement, being a species of the class called "rights of way," and is generally created by express grant or reservation. Sweet … [Read more...] about WAYLEAVE
WEALREAF
In old English law. The robbing of a dead man in his grave. … [Read more...] about WEALREAF