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Wilfulness

Wilfulness, implies an act done intentionally and designedly; a conscious failure to observe care; conscious, knowing; done with stubborn

Exposing Person, wilfully and in any public place, with intent to insult any female, is an offence under the (English) Vagrancy … and in any public place, with intent to insult any female, is an offence under the (English) Vagrancy Act, 1824 (5 Geo. 4, c. 83), s. 4, punishable by imprisonment with hard labour up to three months.

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Misconduct

transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behaviour, wilful in character, improper or wrong behaviour; its synonyms are misdemeanour, misdeed, misbehaviour, delinquency, impropriety, mismanagement, offence, but not

Marriage

7 Wm. 4, c. 85), for dissenters' marriages, declaring the marriage null and void if the parties 'knowingly wilfully intermarry in any other place than a church or chapel where banns may be lawfully published,' or 'in … semper pr'sumitur pro negante applied, and 'judgment was given for the defendant in error.' In 1753 Lord Hardwicke's Act (26 Geo. 2, c. 33), passed to prevent clandestine marriages, required, under pain of nullity, that banns should

Contempt of court

disobedience to the Court, by acting in opposition to the authority, justice and dignity thereof. It signifies a wilful disregard or disobedience of the Court's order; it also signifies such conduct as tends to bring the authority … or direct opposition, plainly tend to create a universal disregard of their authority. Contempts may be divided into acts of contempt committed in the Court itself (in facie curi') and out of Court. Among the former are

Abet

Thirdly.-Intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that thing. Explanation 1.-A person who, by wilful misrepresentation, or by wilful concealment of a material fact which he is bound to disclose, voluntarily causes or

Wilful default

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Wilful negligence

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