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Category: U

UNFORESEEN CAUSE

the delay in notifying of an injury at work due to reasonable causes and won’t interfere with compensation.

UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP

zoning regulation that is unreasonable and deprives an owner of his basic property rights and interferes with the economic use of the property.

UTMOST RESISTANCE

the term that is sued to describe the maximum amount of resistance a person can use against an attacker.

UNCLEAN HANDS

a doctrine that a decision should not favour the plaintiff who has not acted accordingly and honestly.

UNLAWFUL ACT

the term used for an act that is contrary to or violates a law that exist.

UNAVOIDABLE DANGER

a term in maritime law where an accident could not be avoided by taking due care and diligence.

UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION

the power that a trustee has where he can take action without first getting authorisation from the courts.

UNDER PROTEST

the term that means to retain the rights to make an objection later on.

UNCONSCIOUS ADULTS

a medical term in law that lets a physician treat an unconscious person without consent of there is no on available to give consent.

UNDER COLOR OF LAW

This phrase means with the apparent authority of the law but it actually conflicts with the law.

UNDEFENDED DEFENDANT

the defendant who doesn’t appear in court to defend himself against the plaintiff or has no attorney to represent him.

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