Lat. In Roman law. An ounce; the twelfth of the Roman "as," or pound The twelfth part of anything; the proportion of one-twelfth. 2 Bl. Comm. 462, note tn. … [Read more...] about UNCIA
UNCIARIUS HAERES
Latin: In Roman law. An heir to one-twelfth of an estate or inheritance. Calvin. … [Read more...] about UNCIARIUS HAERES
UNCERTAINTY
Such vagueness, obscurity, or confusion in any written instrument, a will, as to render it unintelligible to those who are called upon to execute or interpret it, so that no definite meaning can be extracted from it. … [Read more...] about UNCERTAINTY
UNCITRAL
Abbreviation for the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, as well as the arbitration rules and law promulgated by UNCITRAL. … [Read more...] about UNCITRAL
UNCIA AGRI, UNCIA TERRAE
These phrases often occur in the charters of the British kings, and signify some measure or quantity of land It is said to have been the quantity of twelve modii; each modius being possibly one hundred feet square. Jacob. … [Read more...] about UNCIA AGRI, UNCIA TERRAE