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Workmen's Compensation Act
Webster's Dictionary
A statute fixing the compensation that a workman may recover from an employer in case of accident, esp. the British act of 6 Edw. VII. c. 58 (1906) giving to a workman, except in certain cases of "serious and willful misconduct," a right against his employer to a certain compensation on the mere occurrence of an accident where the common law gives the right only for negligence of the employer.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Workmen's Compensation Act'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/workmens-compensation-act.html. 1828.