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UTFANGTHEF

Iu Saxon and old English law. The privilege of a lord of a manor to judge and punish a thief dwelling out of his liberty, and committing theft without the same, if

UXORICIDE

The killing of a wife by her husband; one who murders his wife. Not a technical term of the law. V. 1195 VADUM V V. As an abbreviation, this letter may stand

UPSET BID

A bid made after a judicial sale, but before the successful bid at the sale has been confirmed, larger or better than such successful bid, and made for the purpose of upsetting

USURIW CENTESIMAL

Twelve per cent, per annum ; that is, a hundredth part of the principal was due each month,

UNILATERAL AND BILATERAL

A unilateral contract is one in which one party makes an express engagement or undertakes a performance, without receiving in return any express engagement or promise of performance from the other. Bilateral

UISDATE

A false or erroneous date affixed to a paper or document

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