wex definitions

A wobbler is a special class of crimes involving conduct that varies widely in its level of seriousness.

Woodson v. North Carolina (1976) is the U.S. Supreme Court case holding that North Carolina’s mandatory death penalty for individuals convicted of first-degree murder violated the Eighth Amendment. Find the full opinion: Woodson v.

Words of art is a reference to terminology with a meaning that is specific to a particular profession, art, science, technology, or other field; or jargon that is only known to those who have a particular occupation.

Words of procreation are the language in a will or deed that indicates a transfer of property to one person and that person's descendants.

Work credits are used by the Federal Government to determine a person’s eligibility for benefits such as Social Security benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, and 

A work for hire, or work made for hire, refers to works whose ownership belongs to a third party rather than the creator. Under general copyright principles, a copyright becomes the property of the author who created the work.

A work made for hire, or work for hire, refers to works whose ownership belongs to a third party rather than the creator. For example, the employer is the author of the work completed and not the employee or actual creator of the work.

• copyright law
• intellectual property

The I-765 employment authorization document (EAD), commonly referred to as the work permit, is a document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that provides temporary work authorization to noncitizens in the U.S.

Work product is material prepared in anticipation of litigation. Generally, work product is privileged, meaning it is exempt from discovery. However, there are exceptions. Work product is divided into two categories: ordinary and opinion. 

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, enacted in 1988, is a U.S.