Skip to content

Ness - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

unworthy

unworthy : not meritorious ;specif in the civil law of Louisiana : being or relating to an heir who is deprived of the right to inherit from a person because of a failure in a duty...

untimely

untimely : not timely ;esp : not made or filed within a period of time specified by procedural rule [an petition] un·time·li·ness n untimely adv

unsound

unsound : not sound: as a : not healthy or whole b : not mentally normal : not wholly sane [of mind] c : not firmly made, placed, or fixed d : not valid or true...

Keep your definitions linked to case research

unreasonable

unreasonable : not reasonable : beyond what can be accepted: as a : clearly inappropriate, excessive, or harmful in degree or kind [an delay] [an restraint of trade] b : lacking justification in fact or circumstance...

unlawful

unlawful 1 : not lawful : not authorized or justified by law 2 : acting contrary to or in defiance of the law [an possessor] un·law·ful·ly adv un·law·ful·ness n

unjust

unjust : characterized by injustice : deficient in justice and fairness [an sentence] un·just·ly adv un·just·ness n

unitary

unitary 1 : having the character of a single thing that is a constituent of a whole ;specif : of, relating to, or being a business with subsidiaries in other states or nations that has its...

underinclusive

underinclusive : not sufficiently inclusive : excluding something that should be included ;specif : not affecting others similarly situated with respect to the purpose of the law and esp. in violation of equal protection [an classification]...

obvious

obvious : easily seen, discovered, or understood ;specif : readily apparent to a person of ordinary skill in a particular art considering the scope and content of the prior art see also patent NOTE: An invention...

offensive

offensive 1 : of, relating to, or designed for attack [ weapons] 2 : causing displeasure or resentment ;esp : contrary to a particular or prevailing sense of what is decent, proper, or moral [depicted sexual...

  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial