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Wager of Law definition:
An ancient English law defence to a claim of contractual debt.
Battle, Wager Of
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see ordeal.
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WAGER OF LAW, Engl. law. When an action of debt is brought against a man upon a simple contract, and the defendant pleads nil debit, and concludes his plea with this formula, "And this he is ready to defend against him the said A B and his suit, ...
WAGERS.
A wager is a bet a contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid... more ...
The use of a wager for the benefit of the tribunal in the early procedure of the Romans and Greeks, the sacramentum and the r onaveia, with a similar growth of the sum laid down by the parties in proportion to the interests at stake, ...
Assumpsit lies to recover the purchase money for land sold; and it lies, specially, upon wagers; upon foreign judgments; But it will not lie on a judgment obtained in a sister state. Assumpsit is the proper remedy upon an account stated.
bet, gamble, post2, put, risk, stake, venture, wager. Informal go. See gambling.
To make a bet: bet, gamble, game, play, wager. Idioms: put one's money on something. See gambling.
Hazard: 1. A danger; a risk. 2. To wager; to risk.
Health Care Power of Attorney: A document in which a competent adult grants another person the authority to make Healthcare decisions for him or her.
Battel. Latin batuere, to strike, beat. Trial by combat or duel. Also called wager of battel, battle, battaile.
 See also: Were, Will, Word, Witness, War
  
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