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Unica taxatioPractice. The ancient language of a special award of venire, where of several defendants, one pleads, and one lets judgment go by default, whereby the jury, who are to try and assess damages on the issue, are also to assess damages against the defendant suffering judgment by default.
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Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Special
That which relates to a particular species or kind, opposed to general; as special verdict and general verdict; special imparlance and general imparlance; special jury, or one selected for a particular case, and general jury; special issue and general issue, &c.
Award
A decision made by a court to compensate a person for something.
Venire
A writ summoning persons to court to act as jurors.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Default
"1) The neglect to perform a legal obligation or duty; but in technical language by default is often understood the non-appearance of the defendant within the time prescribed by law, to defend himself; it also signifies the non-appearance of the plaintiff to prosecute his claim. 2) Contracts, torts. It is enacted that ""no action shall be brought to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement"", ""shall be in writing,"" By default under this statute is understood the non-performance of duty, though the same be not founded on a contract.
Jury
A body of persons sworn to inquire into crime and, if appropriate, bring accusations (indictments) against the suspected criminals.
Damages
A cash compensation ordered by a court to offset losses or suffering caused by another's fault or negligence. Damages are a typical request made of a court when persons sue for breach of contract or tort.
Issue
1) Kindred. This term is of very extensive import, in its most enlarged signification, and includes all persons who have descended from a common ancestor. But when this word is used in a will, in order to give effect to the testator's intention it will be construed in a more restricted sense than its legal import conveys. 2) Pleading. An issue, in pleading, is defined to be a single, certain and material point issuing out of the allegations of the parties, and consisting, regularly, of an affirmative and negative. In common parlance, issue also signifies the entry of the pleadings.
Defendant
A party who is sued in a personal action.
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Undivided
That which is held by the same title by two or more persons, whether their rights are equal, as to value or quantity, or unequal.
Undue influence
Whatever destroys free will and causes a person to do something he would not do if left to himself.
Unethical
Behavior that does not meet community standards for "right behavior," but that does not violate any laws either.
Unfair dismissal
An employee who has been dismissed can make a claim to an Industrial Tribunal that he has been unfairly dismissed. If the employer is unable to show that the dismissal was fair, based on a limited number of grounds, the Industrial Tribunal will award compensation up to a statutory maximum to be paid by the employer to the former employee. Unfair dismissal applies irrespective of any contractual period of notice.Unfair dismissal should not be confused with wrongful dismissal.
Unfair labor practice
Actions by the employer which interfere with, restrain, coerce, or threaten employees with respect to their rights.
Unica taxatio
Uniform commercial code
Uniform Comercial Code (U.C.C). A uniform law governing commercial transactions. The U.C.C. has been adopted by all states except Louisiana.
Uniform customs and practice for documentary credits
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits are rules adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce, defining the rights and duties of parties to letters of credit. The most recent revision, prepared in 1993, came into effect on January 1, 1994 and is now known as UCP 500 (1994).
Uniform laws
Annotated Annotated uniform and model acts approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
Unilateral contract
Civil law. When the party to whom an engagement is made, makes no express agreement on his part, the contract is called uni-lateral, even in cases where the law attaches certain obligations to his acceptance. A loan of money, and a loan for use, are of this kind.
Unintelligible
That which cannot be understood.
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Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Special
That which relates to a particular species or kind, opposed to general; as special verdict and general verdict; special imparlance and general imparlance; special jury, or one selected for a particular case, and general jury; special issue and general issue, &c.
Award
A decision made by a court to compensate a person for something.
Venire
A writ summoning persons to court to act as jurors.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Default
"1) The neglect to perform a legal obligation or duty; but in technical language by default is often understood the non-appearance of the defendant within the time prescribed by law, to defend himself; it also signifies the non-appearance of the plaintiff to prosecute his claim. 2) Contracts, torts. It is enacted that ""no action shall be brought to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement"", ""shall be in writing,"" By default under this statute is understood the non-performance of duty, though the same be not founded on a contract.
Jury
A body of persons sworn to inquire into crime and, if appropriate, bring accusations (indictments) against the suspected criminals.
Damages
A cash compensation ordered by a court to offset losses or suffering caused by another's fault or negligence. Damages are a typical request made of a court when persons sue for breach of contract or tort.
Issue
1) Kindred. This term is of very extensive import, in its most enlarged signification, and includes all persons who have descended from a common ancestor. But when this word is used in a will, in order to give effect to the testator's intention it will be construed in a more restricted sense than its legal import conveys. 2) Pleading. An issue, in pleading, is defined to be a single, certain and material point issuing out of the allegations of the parties, and consisting, regularly, of an affirmative and negative. In common parlance, issue also signifies the entry of the pleadings.
Defendant
A party who is sued in a personal action.
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Undivided
That which is held by the same title by two or more persons, whether their rights are equal, as to value or quantity, or unequal.
Undue influence
Whatever destroys free will and causes a person to do something he would not do if left to himself.
Unethical
Behavior that does not meet community standards for "right behavior," but that does not violate any laws either.
Unfair dismissal
An employee who has been dismissed can make a claim to an Industrial Tribunal that he has been unfairly dismissed. If the employer is unable to show that the dismissal was fair, based on a limited number of grounds, the Industrial Tribunal will award compensation up to a statutory maximum to be paid by the employer to the former employee. Unfair dismissal applies irrespective of any contractual period of notice.Unfair dismissal should not be confused with wrongful dismissal.
Unfair labor practice
Actions by the employer which interfere with, restrain, coerce, or threaten employees with respect to their rights.
Unica taxatio
Uniform commercial code
Uniform Comercial Code (U.C.C). A uniform law governing commercial transactions. The U.C.C. has been adopted by all states except Louisiana.
Uniform customs and practice for documentary credits
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits are rules adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce, defining the rights and duties of parties to letters of credit. The most recent revision, prepared in 1993, came into effect on January 1, 1994 and is now known as UCP 500 (1994).
Uniform laws
Annotated Annotated uniform and model acts approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
Unilateral contract
Civil law. When the party to whom an engagement is made, makes no express agreement on his part, the contract is called uni-lateral, even in cases where the law attaches certain obligations to his acceptance. A loan of money, and a loan for use, are of this kind.
Unintelligible
That which cannot be understood.
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