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| WAIVER | The renunciation, abandonment, or surrender of a right, claim, or privilege.
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| WARRANTY DEED | A deed that contains a covenant that the grantor will protect the grantee against any claimant.
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| WASTE | Willful destruction of any part of the ;and which would injure or prejudice the landlord's reversionary right.
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| WATERLINE | High waterline is the point on the shore to which the tide normally rises; varies. Low waterline is the lowest point of tide, from which the tide does not ebb; varies. |
| WETLANDS | Land areas that are inundated by surface or ground water with sufficient frequency to support vegetable or animal life that requires hydric soils for growth and reproduction. |
| WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | Application of scientific and technical principles to wildlife populations and habitats so as to maintain such populations for ecological, scientific, or recreational purposes. |
| WITHDRAWN LANDS (withdrawn public lands) | Public domain held back for the use or benefit of an agency by reservation, withdrawal, or other restrictions for a special government purpose |