Category: W

A voluntary relinquishment by a witness to his right to refuse to give evidence that may incriminate him. A waiver of the 5th amendment.

the name that is given to a trust where the trustee can use some of the principle if there is not enough income.

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

the name that is given to the injury to property that is carried out with intent and a disregard to duty.

a term given to the wills of 2 or more people having made that will benefit the other will makers. It is similar to a joint will.

1. To remove money from a bank. 2. A term in criminal law where a person separates themselves from criminal activity.

a warrant for a person’s arrest who is charged with contempt or other criminal act that si issued by a judge.

where a person is imprisoned without just cause or not using legal channels.

These are the laws that help to support people who can’t support themselves.

a term that means to have no justification.

This term is given to witness who gives a believable testimony.

a warranty by an owner that ensures and defends the title he has sold to another person.

the name that is given to an act that will damage, physically or emotionally another person.

This term is given to crime that is not violent such as cheating, swindling, fraud etc.

a term that means without offset.

1. Warranty by facts from the seller. 2. A statement by the person insured that certain facts are true.

term that applies to the agreement to a wager.

the warranty of a title by a person not known to the title that exists when a title is not from a warranting ancestor.

an agreement by a person to pay a debt of another person.

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