Wager, wa'jur, a bet, or something staked on the result of a contest or on the decision of some unsettled question. The party whose opinion proves to be correct receives what has been staked by both. By statutes of England, Scotland and the United States, all contracts or agreements, whether oral or in writing, depending on wagers, are null and void, and money due thereon cannot be recovered in any court of law. A wager is therefore called a debt of honor, since it cannot be collected except through the good faith of the parties.