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Unlawful
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UnlawfulThat which is contrary to law.
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Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
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Unlawful assembly
Criminal law. A disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons who meet together with an intent mutually to assist each other in the execution of some unlawful enterprise of a private nature, with force and violence; if they move forward towards its execution, it is then a rout . and if they actually execute their design, it amounts to a riot.
Unlawful detainer
A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
Unlawfully
Pleadings. This word is frequently used in indictments in the description of the offence; it is necessary when the crime did not exist at common law, and when a statute, in describing an offence which it creates, uses the word ; but it is unnecessary whenever the crime existed at common law, and is manifestly illegal.
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Universal partnership
The name of a specie's of partnership by which all the partners agree to put in common all their property, universorum bonorum, not only what they then have, but also what they shall acquire.
University
The name given to certain societies or corporations which are seminaries of learning where youth are sent to finish their education. Among the civilians by this term is understood a corporation.
Unjust
That which is done against the perfect rights of another; that which is against the established law; that which is opposed to a law which is the test of right and wrong.
Unjust enrichment
A legal procedure whereby you can seek reimbursement from another who benefitted from your action or property without legal justification. There are said to be three conditions which must be met before you can get a court to force reimbursement based on "unjust enrichment": an actual enrichment or benefit to the defendant, a corresponding deprivation to the plaintiff, and the absence of a legal reason for the defendant's enrichment.
Unknown
When goods have been stolen from some person unknown, they may be so described in the indictment; but if the owner be really known, an indictment alleging the property to belong to some person unknown is improper.
Unlawful
Unlawful assembly
Criminal law. A disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons who meet together with an intent mutually to assist each other in the execution of some unlawful enterprise of a private nature, with force and violence; if they move forward towards its execution, it is then a rout . and if they actually execute their design, it amounts to a riot.
Unlawful detainer
A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
Unlawfully
Pleadings. This word is frequently used in indictments in the description of the offence; it is necessary when the crime did not exist at common law, and when a statute, in describing an offence which it creates, uses the word ; but it is unnecessary whenever the crime existed at common law, and is manifestly illegal.
Unliqiudates damages
The unascertained amount which is due to a person by another for an injury to the person, property, or relative rights of the party injured. These damages, being unknown, cannot be set off against the claim which the tort feasor has against the party injured.
Unliquidated damages
Such damages, as are unascertained. In general such damages cannot be set-off. No interest will be allowed on unliquidated damages.
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Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Unlawful assembly
Criminal law. A disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons who meet together with an intent mutually to assist each other in the execution of some unlawful enterprise of a private nature, with force and violence; if they move forward towards its execution, it is then a rout . and if they actually execute their design, it amounts to a riot.
Unlawful detainer
A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
Unlawfully
Pleadings. This word is frequently used in indictments in the description of the offence; it is necessary when the crime did not exist at common law, and when a statute, in describing an offence which it creates, uses the word ; but it is unnecessary whenever the crime existed at common law, and is manifestly illegal.
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Universal partnership
The name of a specie's of partnership by which all the partners agree to put in common all their property, universorum bonorum, not only what they then have, but also what they shall acquire.
University
The name given to certain societies or corporations which are seminaries of learning where youth are sent to finish their education. Among the civilians by this term is understood a corporation.
Unjust
That which is done against the perfect rights of another; that which is against the established law; that which is opposed to a law which is the test of right and wrong.
Unjust enrichment
A legal procedure whereby you can seek reimbursement from another who benefitted from your action or property without legal justification. There are said to be three conditions which must be met before you can get a court to force reimbursement based on "unjust enrichment": an actual enrichment or benefit to the defendant, a corresponding deprivation to the plaintiff, and the absence of a legal reason for the defendant's enrichment.
Unknown
When goods have been stolen from some person unknown, they may be so described in the indictment; but if the owner be really known, an indictment alleging the property to belong to some person unknown is improper.
Unlawful
Unlawful assembly
Criminal law. A disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons who meet together with an intent mutually to assist each other in the execution of some unlawful enterprise of a private nature, with force and violence; if they move forward towards its execution, it is then a rout . and if they actually execute their design, it amounts to a riot.
Unlawful detainer
A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
Unlawfully
Pleadings. This word is frequently used in indictments in the description of the offence; it is necessary when the crime did not exist at common law, and when a statute, in describing an offence which it creates, uses the word ; but it is unnecessary whenever the crime existed at common law, and is manifestly illegal.
Unliqiudates damages
The unascertained amount which is due to a person by another for an injury to the person, property, or relative rights of the party injured. These damages, being unknown, cannot be set off against the claim which the tort feasor has against the party injured.
Unliquidated damages
Such damages, as are unascertained. In general such damages cannot be set-off. No interest will be allowed on unliquidated damages.
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