Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
wilful — adj. (US willful) 1 (of an action or state) intentional, deliberate (wilful murder; wilful neglect; wilful disobedience). 2 (of a person) obstinate, headstrong. Derivatives: wilfully adv. wilfulness n. Etymology: ME f. WILL(2) + FUL … Useful english dictionary
disobedience — See wilful disobedience … Ballentine's law dictionary
disobedience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ civil ▪ He called for a campaign of civil disobedience. ▪ the threat of mass civil disobedience ▪ wilful/willful VERB + DISOBEDIENCE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
wilful misconduct — Deliberate disobedience of the law, inclusive of acts of omission as well as acts of commission. The intentional doing, or omitting to do something, either with the knowledge that such act or omission is likely to result in harm or with a wanton… … Ballentine's law dictionary
wilful — wil|ful BrE willful AmE [ˈwılfəl] adj 1.) continuing to do what you want, even after you have been told to stop used to show disapproval ▪ a wilful child 2.) wilful damage/disobedience/exaggeration etc deliberate damage etc, when you know that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wilful — BrE, willful AmE adjective 1 continuing to do what you want, even after you have been told to stop: a wilful child 2 wilful damage/disobedience/exaggeration etc deliberate damage etc, when you know that what you are doing is wrong wilfully adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wilful — adj. Wilful/willful is used with these nouns: ↑act, ↑child, ↑damage, ↑disobedience, ↑ignorance, ↑murder, ↑neglect, ↑obstruction, ↑perversity, ↑refusal … Collocations dictionary
Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork — exist in both the Muslim and Jewish dietary laws, making it a taboo meat. Both Orthodox Jewish (Kashrut) and Islamic halal dietary laws forbid pork, making it a taboo meat. Among Christians, Seventh day Adventists consider pork taboo, along with… … Wikipedia
HMS Egeria (1873) — HMS Egeria was a 4 gun screw sloop of the Fantome class launched at Pembroke on 1 November 1873 [cite web|url=http://www.battleships cruisers.co.uk/naval sloops .htm|title=Naval Sloops at battleships cruisers.co.uk|accessdate=2008 08 30] . She… … Wikipedia
contempt of court — Any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct court in administration of justice, or which is calculated to lessen its authority or its dignity. Committed by a person who does any act in willful contravention of its authority or… … Black's law dictionary
