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WILLS ACT
In England (1) The staute 32 Hen. VIII. c 1, passed in 1540, by which persons seised in fee simple of lands holden in socage tenure were enabled to devise the same at their will and pleasure, except to bodies corporate; and those who held estates by the tenure of chivalry were enabled to devise two-third parts thereof. (2) The statute 7 Wm. IV. A 1 Vict c. 26, passed in 1837, … [Read more...] about WILLS ACT
WILD ANIMALS
Animals in a state of nature; animals ferae naturae. Vide Animals; Ferae naturae. Animals of an untamable disposition. … [Read more...] about WILD ANIMALS
WINCHESTER MEASURE
The standard measure originally kept at Winchester, in England. … [Read more...] about WINCHESTER MEASURE
WILD LAND
Land in a state of nature, as distinguished from improved or cultivated land. Clark v. Phelps, 4 Cow. (N. Y.) 203. … [Read more...] about WILD LAND