Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

both their awards and issue a decision binding upon all parties. An official in baseball or other sport who rules on plays. UNA CUM OMNIBUS ALIIS One of several things. Along with all other things. UNANIMOUS, UNANIMITY [L. unanimus / of a single mind; agreed] Unanimous: Approved by all. A consensus by all those participating. All of one mind. Agreement by all present. A unanimous vote is a concurring vote by all entitled to vote. A unanimous decision is a decision in which all the judges of a court concur. A unanimous verdict is a verdict upon which all jurors agree. Unanimity: the quality of being unanimous. Total agreement. UNCONDITIONAL Absolute, without condition of any kind. The law deals with unconditional releases, unconditional promises, unconditional offers, unconditional accep tances. An unconditional discharge is the release of a prisoner from custody without such conditions as parole or community service. See CONDITION; CONDITIONAL UNCONSCIONABLE, UNCONSCIONABILITY [L. un / not + con / against + scio, scire / to know, understand] Unfair, inequitable. Against reason or public policy. In contract law, a con tract which is clearly unfair to one of the parties will be unenforceable under the doctrine of unconscionability . The question for the court under the Uni form Commercial Code is “whether, in the light of the general commercial background and the commercial needs of the particular trade or case, the clauses involved are so one-sided as to be unconscionable …” § 2-302, Com ment 1. UNCONSTITUTIONAL Inconsistent with or violative of the provisions of the U.S. Constitution as amended and as interpreted by the Supreme Court. A statute which is declared unconstitutional is void and of no effect. UNCONTESTABLE CLAUSE A clause in an insurance policy which forecloses denial or contest of a claim by the carrier after expiration of a prescribed period of time following the date of the policy. UNDERINSURED Having less insurance than needed to cover the value of the property or risk insured. An underinsured motorist is a motorist whose liability coverage is inadaquate to pay the damages sustained by a person injured through his neg-

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