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waiver. Knowing and voluntary relinquishment of a right. Compare with
release.
willful negligence. Intentional performance of an unreasonable act in
disregard of a known risk, making it highly probable that harm will be caused.
Willful negligence usually involves a conscious indifference to the
consequences. There is no clear distinction between willful negligence and gross
negligence.
writ. Broadly, a court order requiring the performance of some act or
giving authority to have the act done.
wrongful death action. An action brought to recover damages for the death
of a person caused by a wrongful act or neglect or unlawful violence or
negligence of another; provided that no recovery for the same damages claimed in
the wrongful death action was obtained by the deceased during his lifetime.
wrongful death statute. Statutory law that provides the means for the
representative of a decedent to bring suit alleging that the decedent's death
was caused by someone's willful or negligent act and to seek compensation for
monetary loss suffered because of the decedent's death.
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