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WERGELT

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In old Scotch law. A sum paid by an offender as a compensation or satisfaction for the offense; a weregild, or wergild. … [Read more...]

WEIGHAGE

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mer. law. In the English law it is a duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise; it is called tronage, for weighing wool at the king's beam, or pesage, for weighing other avoirdupois goods. … [Read more...]

WAYS AND MEANS

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In a legislative body, the "committee on ways and means" is a committee appointed to inquire into and consider the methods and sources for raising revenue, and to propose means for providing the funds needed by the government. … [Read more...]

WEIGHT

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A quality in natural bodies, by which they tend towards the centre of the earth. 2. Under the article Measure, it is said that by the constitution congress possesses the power to fix the standard of weights and measures, and that this power has not been exercised. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition A measure of heaviness or ponderosity; and in a metaphorical sense … [Read more...]

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