Legal Term Dictionary

Contrary to right and justice, or to the enjoyment of his rights by another, or to the standards of conduct furnished by the laws.

Contrary to right and justice, or to the enjoyment of his rights by another, or to the standards of conduct furnished by the laws. Less...

Unknown. The law French form of the Saxon "uncouth." Britt. c. 12.

Unknown. The law French form of the Saxon "uncouth." Britt. c. 12. Less...

Sax. An unjust law.

Sax. An unjust law. Less...

In old Scotch law. That which is done without law or against law. Spelman.

In old Scotch law. That which is done without law or against law. Spelman. Less...

In Scotch law. A witness was formerly inadmissible who was not worth the king's unlaw. For example, the sum of £10 Scots, then the common fine for absence from court and for small delinquencies. Bell.

In Scotch law. A witness was formerly inadmissible who was not worth the king's unlaw. For example, the sum of £10 Scots, then the common fine for absence from court and for small delinquencies. Bell. Less...

That which is contrary to law. "Unlawful" and "Illegal" are frequently used as synonymous terms, but, in the proper sense of the word, "unlawful," as applied to promises, agreements, considerations, and the like, denotes that they are ineffectual in law because they involve acts which, al-though not Illegal, i e., More...

That which is contrary to law. "Unlawful" and "Illegal" are frequently used as synonymous terms, but, in the proper sense of the word, "unlawful," as applied to promises, agreements, considerations, and the like, denotes that they are ineffectual in law because they involve acts which, al-though not Illegal, i e., positively forbidden, are disapproved of by the law, and are there-fore not recognised as the ground of legal rights, either because they are immoral or because they are against public policy. It is on this ground that contracts in restraint of marriage or of trade are generally void. Sweet. And see Hagerman v. Buchanan, 45 N. J. Eq. 292, 17 Atl. 946, 14 Am. St. Rep. 732; Tatum v. State, 66 Ala. 467; Johnson v. State, 66 Ohio St. 59, 63 N. E. 607, 61 L. R. A. 277, 90 Am. St. Rep. 564; Pinder v. State, 27 Fla. 370, 8 South. 837, 26 Am. St. Rep. 75; MacDaniel v. U. S., 87 Fed. 321, 30 C. C. A. 670; People v. Chicago Gas Trust Co., 130 111. 268, 22 N. E. 798, 8 L. R. A. 497, 17 Am. St Rep. 319. -Unlawful assembly. At common law. The meeting together of three or more persons, to the disturbance of the public peace, and with the intention of co-operating in the forcible and violent execution of some unlaw¬ful private enterprise.' If they take steps towards the performance of their purpose, it becomes a rout; and, if they put their design into actual execution, it Is a riot 4 Bl. Comm. 146. Any meeting of great numbers of people, with such circumstances of terror as cannot but endanger the public peace, and raise fears and jealousies among the subjects of the realm. 4 Steph. Comm. 254.—Unlawful detainer. The unjustifiable retention of the possession of lands by one whose original entry was lawful and of right, but whose right to the possession bas terminated and who refuses to quit, as in the case of a tenant holding over after the termination of the lease and in spite of a demand for possession by the landiord. McDevitt v. Lambert 80 Ala. 536. 2 South. 438; Silva v. Campbell, 84 Cal. 420, 24 Pac 316; Code Tenn. 1896, $ 5093. Where an entry upon lands is unlawful, whether forcible or not, and the subsequent conduct is forcible and tortious, the offense committed is a "forcible entry and detainer;" but where the original entry is lawful, and the subsequent holding forcible and tortious, the offense is an "unlawful detainer" only. Pullen v. Boney, 4 N. J. Law, 129.—Unlawful entry. An entry upon lands effected peaceably and without force, but which is with¬out color of title and is accomplished by means of fraud or some other willful wrong. Dickinson v. Maguire, 9 Cal. 46; Blaco v. Haller, 9 Neb. 149, 1 N. W. 978. Less...

The term is commonly used in indictments for statutory crimes, to show that the act constituting tbe offense was in violation of a positive law, especially where the statute itself uses the same phrase.

The term is commonly used in indictments for statutory crimes, to show that the act constituting tbe offense was in violation of a positive law, especially where the statute itself uses the same phrase. Less...

Not ascertained in amount; not determined; remaining unassessed or unsettled; as unliquidated damages. See DAMAGES.

Not ascertained in amount; not determined; remaining unassessed or unsettled; as unliquidated damages. See DAMAGES. Less...

A term used in maritime law to designate the unloading of cargo of a vessel at the place where it is properly to be delivered. The Two Catharines, 24 Fed. Cas. 429.

A term used in maritime law to designate the unloading of cargo of a vessel at the place where it is properly to be delivered. The Two Catharines, 24 Fed. Cas. 429. Less...

The infamous crime against nature; i. e.t Sodomy or buggery. Uno absurdo date, innnita sequuntur. Coke, 102. One absurdity being allowed, an infinity follows.

The infamous crime against nature; i. e.t Sodomy or buggery. Uno absurdo date, innnita sequuntur. Coke, 102. One absurdity being allowed, an infinity follows. Less...