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Category: U

UBI

the Latin word for where.

UNLESS LEASE

a lease to drill for oil or gas that will terminate unless drilling starts by a set date.

UNITARY AWARD

an award that is awarded to a woman who is divorced that includes support for her children and for herself.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL

the person who is the chief law enforcement officer of the US. He is a cabinet minister and is in charge of the FBI and the Department of Justice.

UNDER PROTEST

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

UNAVOIDABLE CASUALTY

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

USING MAIL TO DEFRAUD

a conscious use of the US Postal Service to send out fraudulent material to try to gain from it.

UNDER COLOR OF LAW

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

UNDERSIGNED THE

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

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