A place in London be-tween the Temple and Blackfrlars, which was formerly a sanctuary, and therefore privileged from arrest Wharton. … [Read more...] about WHTTEFRIARS
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WHTTTANWARII
In old English law. A class of offenders who whitened stolen ox-hides and horse-hides so that they could not be known and identified. … [Read more...] about WHTTTANWARII
WIC
A place on the seashore or the bank of a river. … [Read more...] about WIC
WICA
A country house or farm. Cowell. … [Read more...] about WICA
WHIPPING
punishment. The infliction of stripes. 2. This mode of punishment, which is still practiced in some of the states, is a relict of barbarism; it has yielded in most of the middle and northern states to the penitentiary system. 3. The punishment of whipping, so far as the same was provided by the laws of the United States, was abolished by the act of congress of February 28, 1839 … [Read more...] about WHIPPING