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  • WRONG
    An injury; a tort; a violation of right or of law. The idea of rights naturally suggests tbe cor-relative one of wrongs; for every right is ca-pable of being violated. A right to receive payment for goods sold (for example) implies a wrong on the part of him who owes, More...
  • WRONG-DOER
    One who commits an injury; a tort-feasor.
  • WRONGFULLY INTENDING
    In the language of pleading, this phrase is appropriate to be used in alleging the malicious motive of the defendant in committing the injury which forms the cause of action.
  • WRONGOUS
    In Scotch law. Wrongful; unlawful; as wrongous imprisonment Ersk. Prin. 4, 4, 25.
  • WURTH
    In Saxon law. Worthy; competent; capable. Mheewurthe, worthy of oath; admissible or competent to be sworn. Spelman.
  • WYTE
    In old English law. Acquittance or immunity from amercement.
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