contracts. One which does not depend upon any condition whatever. … [Read more...]
UNANIMOUS VERDICT
A verdict where all jurors have agreed to the same verdict. … [Read more...]
UNCONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
A suspended sentence of a court for which no terms or conditions have been attached by the court to the discharge. … [Read more...]
UNASCERTAINED DUTIES
Payment in gross, on an estimate as to amount, and where the merchant, on a final liquidation, will be entitled by law to allowances or deductions which do not depend on the rate of duty charged, but on the ascertainment of the quantity of the article subject to duty. Moke v. Barney, 5 Blatchf. 274, Fed. Cas. No. 9,696. … [Read more...]
UNCONDITIONAL HEIR
A term used in the civil law, adopted by the Civil Code of Louisiana. Unconditional heirs are those who inherit without any reservation, or without making an inventory, whether their acceptance be express or tacit. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 878. … [Read more...]