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• wilful — var of willful Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. wilful …   Law dictionary

• Wilful — Wil ful, a., Wilfully Wil ful*ly, adv., Wilfulness Wil ful*ness, n. See {Willful}, {Willfully}, and {Willfulness}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wilful misconduct — UK US UK (US willful misconduct) noun [U] HR, LAW ► intentional bad behaviour by a person or group in a position of authority: »The investigation led to formal accusations of willful misconduct against two colleagues …   Financial and business terms

• wilful — is spelt in this way in BrE, but willful is also used in AmE …   Modern English usage

• wilful — (US also willful) ► ADJECTIVE 1) intentional; deliberate. 2) stubborn and determined. DERIVATIVES wilfully adverb wilfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

• wilful — [wil′fəl] adj. alt. sp. of WILLFUL …   English World dictionary

• wilful — [[t]wɪ̱lfʊl[/t]] (in AM, use willful) 1) ADJ: ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe actions or attitudes as wilful, you are critical of them because they are done or expressed deliberately, especially with the intention of causing someone harm.… …   English dictionary

• Wilful Days — Infobox Album Name = Wilful Days Type = Compilation Artist = Killing Joke Released = May 1995 Recorded = 1979 1988 Genre = Post Punk Length = 01:08:44 Label = Virgin Records Producer = Killing Joke, Chris Kimsey, Stewart Levine Reviews =… …   Wikipedia

• wilful — /ˈwɪlfəl / (say wilfuhl) adjective 1. willed, voluntary, or intentional: wilful murder. 2. self willed or headstrong; perversely obstinate or intractable. Also, US, willful. {Middle English; Old English wilful willing (in wilful līce willingly).… …  

• 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 — 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