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Umpire
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UmpireA person selected by two or more arbitrators. When they are authorize to do so by the submission of the parties, and they cannot agree as to the subject-matter referred to them, whose duty it is to decide the matter in dispute. Sometimes the term is applied to a single arbitrator, selected by the parties themselves.
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Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Submission
1) A yielding to authority. A citizen is bound to submit to the laws; a child to his parents; a servant to his master. A victor may enforce, the submission of his enemy. 2) Contracts. An agreement by which persons who have a law-suit or difference with one another, name arbitrators to decide the matter, and bind themselves reciprocally to perform what shall be arbitrated.
Parties
Contracts. Those persons who engage themselves to do, or not to do the matters and things contained in an agreement.
Subject-matter
The cause, the object, the thing in dispute.
Matter
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Single
By itself, unconnected.
Arbitrator
A private extraordinary judge chosen by the parties who have a matter in dispute, invested with power to decide the same.
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Umpirage
The decision of an umpire. This word is used for the judgment of an umpire, as the word award is employed to designate that of arbitrators.
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Ultimatum
The last proposition made in making a contract, a treaty, and the like; as, the government of the United States has given its ultimatum, has made the last proposition it will make to complete the proposed treaty. The word also means the result of a negotiation, and it comprises the final determination of the parties concerned in the object in dispute.
Ultimum supplicium
The last or extreme punishment; the penalty of death.
Ultimus haeres
The last or remote heir; the lord. So called in contra-dis-tinction to the haeredes proximus, and the haeredes remotiores.
Ultra vires
Without authority. An act which is beyond the powers or authority of the person or organization which took it.
Umpirage
The decision of an umpire. This word is used for the judgment of an umpire, as the word award is employed to designate that of arbitrators.
Umpire
Una voce
With one voice unanimously.
Unalienable
The state of a thing or right which cannot be sold.
Unanimity
The agreement of all the persons concerned in a thing in design and opinion.
Unauthorized use
Policies should be in place to determine what business resources may be used for personal business and at what times. Other use constitutes Theft.
Uncertainty
That which is unknown or vague.
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Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Submission
1) A yielding to authority. A citizen is bound to submit to the laws; a child to his parents; a servant to his master. A victor may enforce, the submission of his enemy. 2) Contracts. An agreement by which persons who have a law-suit or difference with one another, name arbitrators to decide the matter, and bind themselves reciprocally to perform what shall be arbitrated.
Parties
Contracts. Those persons who engage themselves to do, or not to do the matters and things contained in an agreement.
Subject-matter
The cause, the object, the thing in dispute.
Matter
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Single
By itself, unconnected.
Arbitrator
A private extraordinary judge chosen by the parties who have a matter in dispute, invested with power to decide the same.
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Umpirage
The decision of an umpire. This word is used for the judgment of an umpire, as the word award is employed to designate that of arbitrators.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Ultimatum
The last proposition made in making a contract, a treaty, and the like; as, the government of the United States has given its ultimatum, has made the last proposition it will make to complete the proposed treaty. The word also means the result of a negotiation, and it comprises the final determination of the parties concerned in the object in dispute.
Ultimum supplicium
The last or extreme punishment; the penalty of death.
Ultimus haeres
The last or remote heir; the lord. So called in contra-dis-tinction to the haeredes proximus, and the haeredes remotiores.
Ultra vires
Without authority. An act which is beyond the powers or authority of the person or organization which took it.
Umpirage
The decision of an umpire. This word is used for the judgment of an umpire, as the word award is employed to designate that of arbitrators.
Umpire
Una voce
With one voice unanimously.
Unalienable
The state of a thing or right which cannot be sold.
Unanimity
The agreement of all the persons concerned in a thing in design and opinion.
Unauthorized use
Policies should be in place to determine what business resources may be used for personal business and at what times. Other use constitutes Theft.
Uncertainty
That which is unknown or vague.
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