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Category: U

UNAVOIDABLE CASUALTY

the term given to an injury that has occurred even after all due care and diligence was practiced.

UNDERSIGNED THE

This phrase refers to the people who have signed their names to a document.

UNDER COLOR OF TITLE

This phrase means with having the appearance of a title that is valid when there is no title.

UNEQUIVOCAL

This means that something is clear and with no doubt.

UKASE

This term describes the official order or a decree that has originated from a monarch or from a dictator.

UTMOST RESISTANCE

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

UNDERCOVER MAN

person who is usually a police officer engaged in spying on criminal activities as if he is one of the criminals.

UT SUPRA

a Latin phrase that means as stated above.

UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION

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

UNDISTRIBUTED PROFITS

These are the extra monies that a corporation has not distributed as dividends or has put into a surplus account.

UNDER CONTROL

a phrase the describe s a person is in charge and control of a vehicle.

UNETHICAL CONDUCT

actions and behaviour that violate the standards of a person’s profession.

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