Legal Dictionary

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  • Villeinage

    The status of a villein.

  • Victualler

    One who runs a public house where food for consumption on the premises, but not lodgings, is supplied to the public generally. A publican.

  • Virtually

    Almost entirely; does not necessarily mean absolute. See Whittington v Lilly and Co., (D.C. W. Va.)333 F.Supp. 98.

  • Use Tax

    A tax levied upon the u.se, storage or consumption of tangible personal property within the boundaries of taxing jurisdiction irrespective of whether the property is purchased within boundaries of taxing jurisdiction.

  • Unprofessional Conduct

    That conduct which breaches rule or ethical code of profession or conduct which is unbecoming member in good standing of a profession. See Shea v Board of Medical Examiners, 146 Cal Reptr. 653, 81 C. A.3d 564. Within statutes, rules, etc., promulgating standards of professional conduct for […]

  • Unnatural

    Contrary to the laws of nature: inconsistent with those attitudes, feelings, actions etc. considered natural or normal. Thus a provision in a will whereby a stranger receives a substantial part of the estate and the members of the immediate family of the testator are omitted is said to be […]

  • Universal Legacy

    The term used in Civil Law denoting a disposition of all his property to one or more persons.

  • Unsound Mind

    The phrase is a legal and not a medical one. Its origin is traced to Lord Eldon. Francke v His Wife, 29 La. Ann. 302. It exists where there is essential deprivation of reasoning faculties, betraying total lack of understanding of idiocy or delusion. See In Re Bearden, (Mo.App.) 86 S. W.2d 585. […]

  • United States Commissioners

    Officials appointed by Federal District Court. See 28 U.S.C.% 631.

  • Under

    Literally, a condition of inferiority or subservience or subject to or in conformity with and denotes curtailment or restriction of, but nevertheless agreement orcongruity with something else to which it is made applicable. Mason v City of Albertville, 158 So.2d 924, 276 Ala. 68.

  • Unconscious

    Unaware; the opposite of conscious. A condition in which a person acts without awareness. People v Heffmgton, 107 Cai.Reptr. 859, 32 C.A.3d 1. In penal statutes, the term denotes an act committed by a person who because of somnambulism, a blow on the head, or similar causes is not conscious of […]

  • United States Code Annotated

    A text of many volumes that contains the entire United States Code with annotations of court decisions that interpret each code section.

  • Uncollected Premium

    For the purpose of income taxation of life insurance companies, these are premiums which fall due on or before the 31st day of Decembet in a given year but which have not been paid by year’s end, due to the life insurer’s policy of allowing a grace period for payment and the insurance […]

  • Unconditional And Sole Ownership

    The phrase is used in fire insurance policies and means that the ownership of the property insured against is in those on whom the loss insured against would certainly fall, not as a matter of mere contract obligation, but as a result of real bone fide rights in insured property. See Phoenix […]

  • Unfair Method Of Competition

    As used in Federal Trade Commission Act, the phrase has broader meaning than common law term unfair competition, must but its scope cannot be precisely defined and what constitutes unfair methods of competition, must be determined in particular instance upon evidence in light of particular […]