The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.

(law) An agreement entered into between two parties for the exchange of a current performance by one for a future bequest by the other.

(law) A traditional principle of law, recognized in some jurisdictions, which holds that, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, an employment relationship can be terminated at any time by the employer or employee, for any reason or for no reason whatever.

(idiomatic) Some people will be fired for incompetence.

A murderer will always be discovered. / (idiomatic) Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.

(informal) Children cannot be expected to act like adults.

(law) A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.

(Britain folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.

(idiomatic) at one's preference; as one sees fit

A male given name, a shortening of William; also used as a formal given name. / A surname originating as a patronymic.