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An Instrument used in fighting;, an instrument of offensive or defensive combat The term is chiefly used, in law, in the statutes prohibiting the carrying of "concealed" or "deadly" weapons. See those titles. … [Read more...] about WEAPON

A duty anciently paid twice a year towards the charge of wax candles in churches. Spelman. … [Read more...] about WAX SCOT

A great dam made across a river, accommodated for the taking of fish, or to convey a stream to a mill. … [Read more...] about WEAR

estates. A passage, street or road. A right of way is a privilege which an individual or a particular description of persons, such as the inhabitants of a particular place, or the owners or occupiers of such place may have, of going over another person's ground. 2. It is an incorporeal hereditament of a real nature, a mere easement, entirely different from public or private … [Read more...] about WAY

"Natural wear and tear" means deterioration or depreciation in value by ordinary and reasonable use of the subject matter. That which is the ordinary and usual decline in the condition of a product or property, for example, the floor of a residence from ordinary foot traffic. … [Read more...] about WEAR AND TEAR