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  • UNJUST
    Contrary to right and justice, or to the enjoyment of his rights by another, or to the standards of conduct furnished by the laws.
  • UNKOUTH
    Unknown. The law French form of the Saxon "uncouth." Britt. c. 12.
  • UNLAGE
    Sax. An unjust law.
  • UNLARIOH
    In old Scotch law. That which is done without law or against law. Spelman.
  • UNLAW
    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.
  • UNLAWFUL
    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...
  • UNLAWFULLY
    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.
  • UNLIQUIDATED
    Not ascertained in amount; not determined; remaining unassessed or unsettled; as unliquidated damages. See DAMAGES.
  • UNLIVERY
    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.
  • UNNATURAL OFFENSE
    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.
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