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ULTRONEOUS WITNESS

In Scotch law. A volunteer witness; one who appears to give evidence without being called upon. 2 Alis. Crim. Pr. 303.

UNCORE PRIST

L. Fr. Still ready. A species of plea or replication by wliicb the party alleges that he is still ready to pay or perform all that is justly demanded of him. In

UNDERWRITER

The person who Insures another in a fire or life policy; the insurer. See Childs v. Firemen’s Ins. Co., 0(3 Minn. 303, 09 N. W. 141, 35 L. R. A. 99. A

UNITED STATES BONDS

Obligations for payment of money which have been at various times issued by the government of the United States.

UNO FLATU

Lat. In one breath. 3 .Alan. & G. 45. Vno flatu, ct uno intuitu, at one breath, and in one view. Pope v. Nickerson, 3 Story, 504, Fed. Cas. No. 11,274.

URBS

Lat. In Roman law. A city, or a walled town. Sometimes It is put for civilas, and denotes the inhabitants, or both tlie city and its inhabitants; i. e

USURARIUS

In old English law. A usurer. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 52,

UTI ROGAS

Lat. In Roman law. The form of words by which a vote in favor of a proposed law was orally expressed. Uti royas, nolo rel jubeo, as you ask, I will or

UMPIRAGE

The decision of an umpire. The word “umpirage,” in reference to an umpire, is the same as the word “award,” in reference to arbitrators; but “award” is commonly applied to the decision

UNCUTH

In Saxon law. Unknown; a stranger. A person entertained in the house of another was, on the first night of his entertainment, so called. Bract, fol. 1246.

UNDIVIDED

An undivided right or title, or a title to an undivided portion of an estate, is that owned by one of two or more tenants in common or joint tenants before partition.

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS

Each circuit court of the United States may appoint, in different parts of the district for which it is held, as many discreet persons as it may deem necessary, who shall be

UNQUES

L Fr. Ever; always. Ne ungues, never.

URE

L. Fr. Effect; practice. Mis en urc. put in practice; carried into effect Kelham.

USURIOUS

Pertaining to usury; partaking of the nature of usury; Involving usury; tainted with usury; as, a usurious contract USURPATIO 1192 UTERQUE

UTILIDAD

Span. In Spanish law. The profit of a thing. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 2, c. 1.

UBERRIMA FIDES

Lat. The most abundant good faith; absolute and perfect candor or openness and honesty; the absence of any concealment or deception, however slight. Ubi aliquid conceditur, conceditur et id sine quo res

UMPIRE

When matters in dispute are submitted to two or more arbitrators, and they do not agree in their decision, it is usual for another person to be called in as “umpire,” to

UNDE NIHIL HABET

Lat. In old English law. The name of the writ of dower, which lay for a widow, where no dower nt all had been assigned her within the time limited by law.

UNDRES

In old English law. Minors or persons under age not capable of bearing arms. Fleta, 1. 1, c. 9; Cowell.

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