Latin, meaning "beyond the powers." Describes actions taken by government bodies or corporations that exceed the scope of power given to them by laws or corporate charters. When referring to the acts of government bodies (e.g.,...
CIVICS
ultra vires
Definition
unconstitutional
Anything that transgresses, or is antithetical to, a constitution -- especially the United States Constitution.
undocumented immigrant
Undocumented immigrants are individuals who have either illegally entered the United States without inspection, or legally entered the United States with valid nonimmigrant visas but those visas have expired. For instance, an individual...
undue burden
An undue burden arises if the purpose or effect of the state restriction on abortion has placed a substantial obstacle on a someone seeking an abortion of a non-viable fetus. If the person seeking an abortion of a non-viable fetus can prove...
unearned income
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law DictionaryIncome from investments, such as interest, dividends, or capital gains, or any other income that isn't compensation for services.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
unemployment compensation
Unemployment Compensation Law: An Overview
Unemployment insurance provides workers, whose jobs have been terminated through no fault of their own, monetary payments for a given period of time or until they find a new job. Unemployment payments are...
unemployment insurance (UI)
Unemployment insurance is a system of cooperative federalism, in which each state receives federal funds to reimburse its costs of administering the program, and employers receive federal tax credit for unemployment insurance tax they pay....
unified estate and gift tax
Unified estate and gift tax refers to the tax system which combined the applicable exclusion amount and other parts of estate and gift taxes by the 2010 Tax Relief Act. Prior to this bill, estate and gift taxes received different individual...
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Originally enacted in 1968, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act is a federal framework that sets how anatomical gifts can be made. Every state has enacted the provisions of the act in some form. The act allows a decedent or surviving relatives to...
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
See: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)