Category: U

The killing of a wife by her husband; one who murders his wife. Not a technical term of the law

Lat. In the clvll law. A wlfe; a woman lawfully married

Both of U8. words used formerly in bonds

To put or send Into circula-tion; to publish or put forth. To utter and publish an instrument is to declare or assert, dlrectly or indirectly, by words or actions, that it is good; uttering it is a declaration that it ls good, with an intention or offer to pass lt. whart. Crim. Lavs S 703

An escape of a felon out of prisou

L. Fr. An outlaw. Brltt. c. 12

In old English law. An outlawed person; an outlaw

Span. In Spanish law. The profit of a thing, white, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 2, c. 1

Lat. In the civil law. Use-ful; beneficial; equitable; available. Actio utilis, au equitable action. Calvin. Dies utilis, an available day

Lat. In tbo civU law. A species of interdict for the purpose of retaining possession of a thing, granted to one who, at the time of contesting suit, was in possession of an Immovable thing, in order that he might he declared the legal pos-sessor. Hallifax, Civil Law, b. 3, c. 6, no. 8

Lat. In the civii law. To have the fall use and enjoyment of a thlng, without damage to Its substance. Calvin

Pregnancy

In old English practice, octave; the octuve; the eighth day following any term or feast. Cowell

Born of the same mother. A uterine brother or sister is one born of the same mother, but by a different father

Lat. As guests. 1 Salk. 25, pl. 10

L. Lat. As of fee

Lat In Roman law. Usufruct; usufructuary right or possession. The temporary right of using a thing, wlth-out having the ultimate property, or full do-mlulou, of the substauce. 2 Bl. Comm. 327

Lat. As it was wont to run; applled to a water-course

Lat. In international law. warlike uses or objects. It ls the usus bellici whlch determlne an artlcle to be con-traband. 1 Kent, Comm. 141

In insurance. An invasion from abroad, or an internal rebel-lion, where armies are drawn up against each other, when the laws are silent, and when the firing of towns becomes unavoida-ble. These words cannot mean the power of a common mob. 2 Marsh. Ins. 791

In old English law. Interest of money; increase for the loan of mon-ey; a reward for the use of money. 2 Bl. Comm. 454

Torts. The unlawful assumption of tlie use of property which be-longB to another; an interruption or the dls-turbing a man ln his right and possession. Tomlins

Lat. In the civil law. The interruption of a usucaption, by some att on the part of the real owner. Calvin

Pertaining to usury; par-taking of the nature of usury; involving usury; tainted with usury; as, a usurious contract

In the civil law. one who has the usufruct or right of enjoy-ing anything in which he has no property, Cartwright v. Cartwright, 18 Tex. 628

In the civil law. The right of enjoying a thing, the property of

LaL In the civil law. one who had the mere use of a thing belonging to another for the purpose of supplying his daily wants; a usuary. Dig. 7, 8, 10, pr.; Calvin

Habitual; ordlnary; customary; accordlng to usage or custom; commonly established, observed, or practised. See Chi* cago & A. R. Co. v. Hause, 71 111. App. 147; Kellogg ?. Curtis, 69 Me. 214, 81 Am. Rep. 273; Tescher v Merea, 118 Ind. 586, 21 N. E. 816; Trust Co. v. Norris, 61 Minn. 256, 63 N. […]

Lat. Up to; until. This ls a word of exclusion, and a release of all demands usque ad a certain day does not cover a bond made on that day. 2 Mod. 28

This word is said to be derived from “huissier” and is the name of a subordinate officer in some English courts of law. Archb. Pr. 25

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L. Fr. In old practice. Tbe pursuing or bringing an action. Cowell

The actual exercise or enjoyment of any right or property. It is particularly used of franchises

In mercantile law. The com-mon perlod fixed by the usage or custom or habit of deallng between the country where a blll ls drawn, and that where lt Is payable, for the payment of bills of exchange. It means, In some countries, a month, in others two or more months, and ln others half a […]

Usage is a reasonable and law-ful public custom concerning transactions of the same nature as those which are to be effected thereby, existing nt the place where the obligation is to be performed, and either known to the parties, or so well established, general, and uniform that they must be pre-sumed to have acted with […]

Lat In Roman law. A city, or a walled town. Sometimes it is put for civitas, and denotes the inhabitants, or both the city and its inhabitants; i. e., the municipality or commonwealth. By way of spe-cial pre-eminence, urbs meant the city of Rome. Ainsworth

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In sales by auctions, an amount for which property to be sold is put up, so that the first bidder at that price is declared the buyer, wharton

In Scotch law. Between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Poinding must be executed with upsun. 1 Forb. InsL pt. 3, p. 32

The court of king’s bench, in England, waa 80 called during the Interval between 1649 and 1660. the period of the commonwealth, Rolle being then chief justice. Bee 3 Bl. Cornm. 202

The hand raised towards the heavens, in one of the forms of taking an oatb, instead of being laid upon the Gospels

All that portion of the law, observed and administered in the courts, which hns not been enacted or promulgated in the form of a statute or or-dinance, including the anenacted portions of the common lnw, general and particular customs having the force of law, and the rules, principles, and maxims established by Ju-dicial precedents or […]

The rule of evidence which obtains in the civil law, that the testimony of onc witness ls equivalent to the testimony of none, wharton

Food not fit to be eaten; food which if eaten would be injurious

This term generally excludes the day to which it relates; but it will be construed otherwise, if required by the evident intention of the imrties. Kendall v. Kings* ley. 120 Mass. 95

A prodigal; a spendthrift 1 Bi. Comm. 306

war denounced without a declaration; war made not upon general but special declaration; Imperfect war. People v. McLeod, J. Hill (N. Y.) 409, 37 Am. Dec. 328

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See Land

L. Fr. Ever; always. Ne unques, never