One who owns or keeps a wharf, for the purpose of receiving and shipping merchandise to or from it, for hire. 2. Like a warehouseman, a wharfinger is responsible for ordinary neglect, and is therefore required to take ordinary, care of goods entrusted to him as such. The responsibility of a wharfinger begins when he acquires, and ends when he ceases to have the custody of the … [Read more...] about WHARFINGER
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WERGELT
In old Scotch law. A sum paid by an offender as a compensation or satisfaction for the offense; a weregild, or wergild. … [Read more...] about WERGELT
WERGILD OR WEREGILD
old Eng. law. The price which in a barbarous age, a person guilty of homicide or other enormous offence was required to pay, instead of receiving other punishment. … [Read more...] about WERGILD OR WEREGILD
WERP-GELD
Belg. In European law. Contribution for jettison; average. … [Read more...] about WERP-GELD
WEST SAXON LAGE
The laws of the West Saxons, which obtained in the counties to the south and west of England, from Kent to Devonshire. Blackstone supposes these to have been much the same with the laws of Alfred, being the municipal law of the far most considerable part of his dominions, and particularly including Berkshire, the seat of his peculiar residence. 1 BL Comm. 65. … [Read more...] about WEST SAXON LAGE