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WHITE RENTS

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In English law. Rents paid in silver, and called "white rents," or "redditus albi," to distinguish them from rents payable in corn, labor, provisions, etc., called "black-rent" or "black-mail" … [Read more...]

WHIG

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This name was applied in Scotland, A. D. 1648, to those violent Covenanters who opposed the Duke of Hamilton's invasion of England in order to restore Charles I. The appellation of "Whig" and "Tory" to political factions was first heard of in A. D. 1679, and, though as senseless as any cant terms that could be devised, they became instantly as familiar in use as they have since … [Read more...]

WHIPLASH

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Injury to the neck and back that is common in automobile accidents as a result of a motorist being quickly whipped back and forth and where the head snaps quickly and violently. … [Read more...]

WHITEACRE

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A name of a fictitious property that is a common law school and pedogical example when teaching real property law. When two parcels of land are involved, the other is frequently referred to as Blackacre. … [Read more...]

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