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
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UNCONTESTABLE
Not able to be challenged or contested. … [Read more...] about UNCONTESTABLE
UNCIA
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
UNCONTESTED DIVORCE
An automatic divorce granted by the court when the spouse served with divorce is served with a summons and complaint but fails to respond or make an appearance in court. It is also used to refer to divorces where both spouses have worked out their differences and there is no need for both spouses to go to court, pay court costs and litigate. The divorce proceeding is automatic, … [Read more...] about UNCONTESTED DIVORCE
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