Whiplash is a neck injury that occurs due to a sudden and forceful back-and-forth motion of the neck, similar to the cracking of a whip. It is commonly associated with rear-end car accidents but can also result from sports injuries, physical...
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whistleblogger
A whistleblogger is a whistleblower who uses a blog or similar digital platform to raise concerns about a person or entity’s misconduct or wrongdoing. This can include topics such as corruption, legal violations, fraud, or other issues that...
whistleblower
A whistleblower is an employee who alleges wrongdoing by their employer (whether public or private), that violates public law or harms a considerable number of people. Whistleblowers expose information or activities within an organization...
whistleblower act
The Whistleblower Act is a type of law that protects employees from retaliation when they report, with a reasonable basis, wrongdoing by their employers. These laws encourage individuals to expose misconduct, illegal activities, or regulatory...
whistleblower law
A whistleblower law is a federal or state law that protects employees from retaliation, such as termination or discrimination, for properly disclosing employer wrongdoing. Also termed as a whistleblower act. An employer's wrongdoing includes...
Whistleblower Protection Act
A whistleblower protection act is a federal or state law that protects employees from retaliation, such as termination or discrimination, for properly disclosing employer wrongdoing. Also termed as the whistleblower act. An employer's...
white-collar crime
White-collar crime generally encompasses a variety of nonviolent crimes usually committed in commercial situations for financial gain.
The following is an inclusive list of white-collar offenses: antitrust violations,...
whiteacre
Whiteacre is a fictional plot of land often used by legal scholars in discussions of real property law.
See also: blackacre
[Last updated in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
whole life insurance
Whole life insurance (also referred to as permanent life insurance) refers to life insurance policies that are meant to last until death and have an investment aspect. As long as the person pays the required premiums the insurance policy will...
Why not Wikipedia
At the outset we considered simply adding to the law entries in Wikipedia, but we decided against it, temporarily, for several reasons:
Wikipedia is designed to be a fairly closed system - tightly integrated and self-referential - and...