UNSOUND MIND or UNSOUND MEMORY

These words have been adopted in several statutes, and sometimes indiscriminately used to signify, not only lunacy, which is periodical madness, but also a permanent adventitious insanity as distinguished from idiocy. 2. The term unsound mind seems to have been used in those statutes in the same sense as insane; but they have been said to import that the party was in some such … [Read more...] about UNSOUND MIND or UNSOUND MEMORY

A person of unsound mind is an adult who from infirmity of mind is incapable of managing himself or his af-fairs. The term, therefore, includes insane persons, idiots, and Imbeciles. Sweet. See INSANITY. And see Cheney v. Price, 00 Hun, 238, 37 N. Y. Supp. 117; In re Black's Estate, 1 Myr. Prob. (Cal.) 24; In re Mason, 3 Edw. Ch. (N. Y.) 380; Hart v. Miller, 29 Ind. App. 222, … [Read more...] about UNSOUND MIND

War denounced without a declaration; war made not upon general but special declaration; imperfect war. People v. McLeod, J Hill (N. Y.) 409, 87 Am. Dec. 828. … [Read more...] about UNSOLEMN WAR

A loan that is not secured by a security and is obtained on the strenght of the borrower's reputation. … [Read more...] about UNSECURED LOAN

A debt that does not have a security or collateral pledged. In the event he debtor defaults, the creditor cannot seize any property which the loan may have been used to purchase. The creditor may only sue for money damages pursuant to a judgment. See Secured Debt. … [Read more...] about UNSECURED DEBT