A wager is a bet a contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event. 2. The law does not prohibit all wagers. 3. To restrain wagers within the bounds of justice the following conditions must be observed: 1. Each of the parties must have the … [Read more...] about WAGERS
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WAKEMAN
The chief magistrate of Ripon, In Yorkshire. … [Read more...] about WAKEMAN
WAGES
contract. A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The compensation agreed upon by a master to be paid to a servant or any other person hired to do work or business for him. In maritime law. The compensation al-lowed to seamen for their services on board a vessel during a voyage. In political economy. The … [Read more...] about WAGES
WAKENING
In Scotch law. The revival of an action. A process by which an action that has lain over and not been insisted in for a year and a day, and thus technically said to have "fallen asleep," is wakened, or put in motion again. … [Read more...] about WAKENING
W. St. U. L. Rev.
Western State University Law Review … [Read more...] about W. St. U. L. Rev.