In old Scotch law. That which is done without law or against law. Spelman.

In Scotch law. A witness was formerly inadmissible who was not worth the king’s unlaw; i. e., the sum of

That which is contrary to law. “Unlawful” and “illegal” are frequently used as synonymous terms, but, in the proper sense of the word, “unlawful,” as applied to promises, agreements, considerations, and the

Not ascertained in amount; not determined; remaining unassessed or unsettled; as unliquidated damages. See DAMAGES.

A term used In maritime law to designate the unloading of cargo of a vessel at the place where it is properly to he delivered. The Two Catharines, 24 Fed. Cas. 429.

The Infamous crime against nature; f. e., sodomy or buggery. Uno absurdo dato, inflnita sequuntur. 1 Coke, 102. One absurdity being allowed, an infinity follows.

Lat. In a single act; by one and the same act.

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.

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

L. Fr. Always ready. Cowell. Another form of tout temps prist.

See LAND.

See SEAWORTHY.

War denounced without a declaration; war made not upon general but special declaration; imperfect war. People v. McLeod, 1 Hill (N. T.) 409, 37 Am. Dec. 328.

A person of unsound mind is an adult who from infirmity of mind is incapable of managing himself or his affairs. The term, therefore, includes insane persons, idiots, and imbeciles. Sweet. See

A prodigal; a spendthrift 1 Bl. Comm. 306.

This term generally excludes the day to which it relates; but It will be con- strued otherwise, if required by the evident intention of the parties. Kendall v. Klngs-

The rule of evidence which obtains in the civil law, that the testimony of one witness is equiva- lent to the testimony of none. Wharton.

Food not fit to be eaten; food which if eaten would be Injurious.

All that portion of the law, observed and administered in the courts, which has not been enacted or promulgated in tlie form of a statute or or- dinance, including the unenacted portions

The hand raised towards the heavens, in one of the forms of taking an oath, instead of being laid upon the Gospels. UPPER BENCH. The court of king’s bench, in England, was