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Category: U

UNFIT

word that something or someone is unsuitable.

UNLAWFUL CONSPIRACY

a criminal offense where 2 or more people plan and act out an illegal act. See conspiracy.

UNNATURAL WILL

a will where the maker does not provide for his wife or for any children.

UBI

the Latin word for where.

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.

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