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WORDS OF PROCREATION

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Language of wills, usually to refer to the situation where property is left to a person or that persons descendants. … [Read more...]

WOOD LEAVE

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A license or right to cut down, remove, and use standing timber on a given estate or tract of land. Osborne v. O'Reilly, 42 N. J. Eq. 467, 9 Atl. 209. … [Read more...]

WORK AND LABOR

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In actions of assumpsit, it is usual to put in a count, commonly called a common count, for work and labor done, and materials furnished by the plaintiff for the defendant; and when the work was not done under a special contract, the plaintiff will be entitled to recover on the common count for work, labor, and materials. The name of one of the common counts in actions of … [Read more...]

WOOD PLEA COURT

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A court held twice in the year in the forest of Clun, in Shropshire, for determining all matters of wood and' agistments. Cowell. … [Read more...]

WORK AUTHORIZATION

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A written approval or authorization to begin work pursuant to a contract. … [Read more...]

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