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WITNESS ADVERSE

the name given to a witness whom is unfavourable to the person who is questioning them and will give testimony to favour the opposite side.

WARDS OF COURT

These are the people who have their rights and safety protected and guarded by the courts.

WANT OF JURISDICTION

1. lack of the authority to hear a case. 2. A judge who oversteps his authority in a case.

WITNESS HOSTILE

a witness who is antagonistic to the party who summoned him to be a witness.

WARRANT SEARCH

written order from a court that allows a search of a premises to be conducted.

WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE

a term that is used for the preponderance of a truth. The weight of evidence is what will convince a judge one way or another.

WALL STREET LAWYER

modern and popular term given to an attorney who works for a large firm handling large corporations and big business.

WARRANTY GENERAL

a written statement in a deed that the buyer of a property is entitled to accept the property’s title and the seller will defend the title against a person trying to upset

WIRETAP

the interception of a communication that uses a device to tap into a telephone line.

WITNESS AGAINST HIMSELF

a provision in the US Constitution where a witness is not forced to give testimony against himself.

WILLFUL TORT

an intentional wrong that is committed with the wish to harm another person.

WARRANT OF EXTRADITION

the issuing of an order to surrender a person who is accused or convicted of a crime to the jurisdiction where the crime was originally committed.

WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE

failing to give evidence that needs to be given or not disclosing some piece of information when asked to do so.

WANT OF CONSIDERATION

a term applied to a transaction where no money, property or goods were intended to pass from one party to another party.

WAGNER ACT

the name given to a National Labour Relations Act that gives workers to right to form unions and to collectively bargain with employers.

WAIVER OF TORT

the action of a plaintiff to give up the right to sue a person based on a wrong committed but to obtain redress and satisfaction for his claim.

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