Legal Dictionary

Tag: WH

  • Wheel

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Wheel Meaning of Wheel The punishment of the wheel was formerly to tie a criminal on a wheel, and then to break his bones until he expired. This barbarous punishment was never used in the United States, […]

  • White-collar Crime

    Definition of White-collar Crime The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of White-collar Crime: As originally used by Edwin Sutherland in 1945, referred to the illegal activities of businesses and corporations committed to further the goals of the business. […]

  • Whigs

    Meaning of Whigs in Political Science A very basic notion of Whigs related to the United States’election law is provided here: Colonists who wanted independence from England

  • White Paper

    A document issued by a government, containing a statement of a problem and its proposed solution for the same.

  • Whitecap

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Whitecap (You may find whitecap at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1660s, of birds, from white (adj.) + cap; this term is also a noun.. Attested from 1773 in reference to breaking waves, from 1818 of mushrooms, and […]

  • White Collar

    Definition of White Collar The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of White Collar: Originally used as a contrast to blue-collar workers and captured the distinction between non-manual and manual labour or workers. With the rise of the service economy and […]

  • Whorf-sapir Hypothesis

    Definition of Whorf-sapir Hypothesis The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Whorf-sapir Hypothesis: The assertion that the concepts and structure of languages profoundly shape the perception and world view of speakers. Rather than just being a means of […]

  • What-if Analysis

    Concept of What-if Analysis in the context of Real Property A short definition of What-if Analysis: An exploration of the possible future circumstances of a potential buyer or borrower. For example: If you were off work for six months, would you lose your home? Useful in determining if you are […]

  • Wholesale

    A purchase or sale in bulk or in large quantities, usually for the purpose of reselling in retail.

  • Whole Life Order

    Whole life order in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of whole life order.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading whole life order in […]

  • Whole Blood

    Being related by both the father and mother’s side. This phrase is used in contradistinction to half blood, which is relation only on one side. See Blood. …

  • Whole Life Tariff

    Whole life tariff in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of whole life tariff.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading whole life tariff […]

  • Whistle-blowing

    Whistle-blowing in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of whistle-blowing.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading whistle-blowing in A […]

  • Wharves

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Shipping Law. …

  • Whistleblower

    Delator de ilegalidades…