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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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unalienable

Law; General law

A thing or a right, which cannot be transferred to another. While some rights like the right to life cannot be transferred, the transfer of some things are prohibited by law (for ...

under color of law

Law; General law

An act done by a state official, during the course of his official duties (whether or not within his power), is said to be an act under color of law. An action under color of ...

ultra vires

Law; General law

A Latin term, which means, "beyond powers". Mostly used as a doctrine in the law of corporations, ultra vires denotes an action by a corporation or the officials of the ...

undue influence

Law; General law

Any act by a person, which influences the free will of another or persuades another to do something, which he would not have done otherwise, amounts to undue influence. But such ...

unjust enrichment

Law; General law

Availing benefits from the action or property of other person without any legal justification is called unjust enrichment. It is an equitable doctrine which can be applied when ...

unlawful assembly

Law; General law

A gathering or three or more persons, with an intention to commit a crime, to disturb the peace or that creates a fear in the mind of the observers that some unlawful action, ...

unnatural will

Law; General law

Otherwise known as undutiful wills, unnatural wills are made to bestow the estates of the testator to complete strangers, rather than close relatives. Unlike an unnatural wills, ...