A contract where only one party makes an express promise or an agreement to perform without receiving or securing a reciprocal promise and where the offeree can later act upon such promise, e.g. a promise to pay another $100 if they refrain from smoking for the next 3 months. civil law. When the party to whom an engagement is made, makes no express agreement on his part, the … [Read more...] about UNILATERAL CONTRACT
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UNIT
A standard of measurement. A single item. An apartment or single unit among numerous dwelling units. … [Read more...] about UNIT
UNILATERAL MISTAKE
A mistake made by one party to an agreement, such as where one party misunderstood a term to an agreement where the other party did understand such term. … [Read more...] about UNILATERAL MISTAKE
UNITAS PERSONARUM
Latin: The unity of persons, as that between husband and wife, or ancestor and heir. … [Read more...] about UNITAS PERSONARUM
UNIMPEACHABLE WITNESS
A witness whose testimony is reliable and not able to be impeached by opposing counsel and is very likely to be believed by a judge or jury. … [Read more...] about UNIMPEACHABLE WITNESS