An aggravated species of assault and battery, consisting in one person giving another some dangerous hur. Causing harm or an injury to a person or a live animal. Wreccum maris significat ilia bona quae naufragio ad terram pelluntur. A wreck of the sea signifies those goods which are driven to shore from a shipwreck. … [Read more...] about WOUNDING
WOUNDING
WOUND
ed. jur. This term, in legal medicine, comprehends all lesions of the body, and in this it differs from the meaning of the word when used in surgery. The latter only refers to a solution of continuity, while the former comprises not only these, but also every other kind of accident, such as bruises, contusions, fractures, dislocations, and the like. In criminal cases, the … [Read more...] about WOUND
WORTHING OF LAND
A certain quantity of land so called in the manor of Kingsland, in Hereford. The tenants are called "worthies." Wharton. … [Read more...] about WORTHING OF LAND
WORTHIEST OF BLOOD
All expression to designate that, in descent, the sons are to be preferred to daughters, which is the law of England. … [Read more...] about WORTHIEST OF BLOOD
WORT, OR WORTH
A curtilage or country farm. … [Read more...] about WORT, OR WORTH