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  • ULTIMATUM
    Lat The last, the final and ultimate proposition made in negotiating a treaty, or a contract, or the like.
  • ULTIMUM SUPPLICIUM
    Lat The extreme punishment; the extremity of pun-ishment; the punishment of death. 4 BL Comm. 17. Ultimum supplioium esse mortem so-lan interpretamur. The extremest punishment we consider to be death alone. Dig. 48, 19, 21.
  • ULTIMUS HAERES
    Lat. The last or remote heir; the lord. So called in contradistinction to the hares proximo and the hares remotior. Dalr. Feud. Prop. 110.
  • ULTRA
    Latin Beyond; outside of; in excess of. Damages ultra, damages beyond a sum paid into court —Ultra mare. Beyond sea. One of the old essoins or excuses for not appearing in court at the return of process. Bract foL 33K. —Ultra reprises. After deduction of draw-backs; in excess of deductions More...
  • ULTRONEOUS WITNESS
    In Scotch law. A volunteer witness; one who appears to give evidence without being called upon. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 393.
  • UMPIRAGE
    The decision of an umpire. The word "umpirage," in reference to an umpire, is the same as the word "award," in reference to arbitrators; but "award" is commonly applied to the decision of the umpire also.
  • UMPIRE
    When matters in dispute are submitted to two or more arbitrators, and they do not agree in their decision, it is usual for another person to be called in as '"umpire," to whose sole judgment it is then referred. Brown. And see Ingraham v. Whitmore, 75 111. 30; Tyler v. More...
  • UNA VOCE
    Lat With one voice; unanImously; without dissent.
  • UNALIENABLE
    Incapable of being aliened, that is, sold and transferred.
  • UNANIMITY
    Agreement of ajl the persons concerned, in holding one and the same opinion or determination of any matter or question; as the concurrence of a jury in deciding upon their verdict.
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