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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

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The government agency established in 1775 responsible for the postal service and delivery of mail in the United States. … [Read more...]

UNITED STATES TAX COURT

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The federal administrative agency which adjudicated disputes over tax issues such as income tax, estate taxes and other disputes involving the IRS. … [Read more...]

UNITY

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estates. An agreement or coincidence of certain qualities in the title of a joint estate or an estate in common. 2. In a joint estate there must exist four unities; that of interest, for a joint-tenant cannot be entitled to one period of duration or quantity of interest in lands, and the other to a different; one cannot be tenant for life, and the other for years: that of … [Read more...]

UNITY OF INTEREST

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Parties who have the same interests such as those who stand to gain as the result of a certain action, such as co-plaintiffs who will all benefit equally should the defendants be found liable in a lawsuit. … [Read more...]

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