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Category: W

WRIT OF ERROR

a court order from the court of appeals to the judge who tried a case in lower court to give the records of the case to the appeals court.

WAIVER OF IMMUNITY

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

WILL HOLOGRAPHIC

a term that applies to a will that is in the handwriting of the maker of the will.

WITHDRAWAL

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

WILL CONDITIONAL

the name of a will that needs certain conditions to be met for other events to occur.

WHOLLY

a term used for completely, entirely, exclusively and the opposite of partially.

WILL JOINT

a will made and signed by 2 people that serves them both.

WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE

the type of negligence that is deliberate with the intentional disregard for other people’s welfare.

WRITTEN CONTRACT

the term used to describe a contract that is in writing as compared to a spoken contract.

WITNESS INVOLUNTARY

this is a witness who didn’t want to come to court to testify but got a summons to do so.

WITHDRAWAL OF CHARGES

the failure of a plaintiff to pursue the charges that will result in his case being dropped.

WRIT OF RIGHT A

a formal written document that si issued as a matter of course or as a matter of right.

WAGE COMPRESSION

Inequities in wages arising from new employees who want more money than current employees. See wage expansion.

WAR CLAUSE

Releases the insurer from loss liabilities due to an act of war.

WATCH LIST

List of all securities a broker may consider to be the target of irregular trading activities.

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