Master Glossary – All Legal Glossary Terms
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- Wage-earner bankruptcyTerm used to refer to Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Read More
- Waive(r) A defendant’s or a convicted offender’s decision to relinquish a legal right. Defendants often waive their right to a jury trial, to take their chances in a bench trial before a judge sitting alone. Read More
- Warrant An order from the court that directs the police to arrest the person identified in the warrant or authorizes them to search the place and area described “with particularity” in the warrant. Read More
- Wax / Shatter / Live Resin / Cherry Oil / Honey Oil / Rick Simpson Oil / Butane Hash Oil / Hash / Crumble / Rosin / CO2 Oil / Dab / KiefWhoooooa Nelly that’s a lot of terms! All the terms listed above are different kinds of extracts and concentrates. Most of the names for these extracts describe the physical appearance and characteristics of the concentrate. Some also describe how the extract is produced. There are many(...) Read More
- WeedA slang term referring to marijuana, or Cannabis Sativa Read More
- White Collar Crimes Crimes involving commercial fraud, cheating consumers, swindlers, insider trading on the stock market, embezzlement and other forms of dishonest business schemes. Read More
- Whole PlantBroad extracts containing a spectrum of cannabinoids and other components of cannabis, such as terpenes and phenols. Unlike isolated CBD or THC, whole-plant products maintain the integrity of the plant by featuring multiple compounds that work together to create The Entourage Effect. The main(...) Read More
- WillsA writing specifying the beneficiaries who are to inherit the testator’s assets and naming a representative to administer the estate and be responsible for distributing the assets to the beneficiaries. Read More
- WillA writing specifying the beneficiaries who are to inherit the testator’s assets and naming a representative to administer the estate and be responsible for distributing the assets to the beneficiaries. Read More
- Witness A person who has knowledge of facts having to do with a case being tried and who gives testimony. Read More
- Work Program A program where the court orders an adult or minor to work on public grounds and facilities on weekends or after school as part of a criminal sentence Read More
- WorkoutAn arrangement, outside of bankruptcy, by a debtor and its creditors for payment or re-scheduling of payment of the debtor’s obligations. Usually applies to an informal agreement between a business and its creditors, although it can be a formal agreement and it can apply to consumer debtors. Read More
- Writ A court’s written order, in the name of a state or other competent legal authority, commanding the addressee to do or refrain from doing some specific act. Read More
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