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When goods have been stolen UNLAWFULLY. Illegally; wrongfully. from some person unknown, they may be so Dickinson v. New York, 92 N. Y. 584. See described in the indictment; but if the own- State v. Massey, 97 N. C. 465, 2 S. E. 445. er be really known, an indictment alleging This word is frequently used in indictments the property to belong to some person un- in the description of the offence: it is necesknown is improper. 8 C. & P. 773; Com. v. sary when the crime did not exist at com- Manley, 12 Pick. (Mass.) 174. mon law, and when a statute, in describing In an indictment, where the name of the defend- an offence which it creates, uses the word; ant is unknown, and he refuses to disclose it, he may be described as a person whose name is to the 1 Mood. C. C. 339; but is unnecessary whenjurors unknown, but who is personally brought be- ever the crime existed at common law and is fore them by the keeper of the prison. State v. manifestly illegal; 1 Chit. Cr. L *241. Angel, 29 N. C. 27; but an indictment against him as a person to the jurors unknown, without some- UNLIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Such damthing to ascertain whom the grand jury meant to designate, will be insufficient; R. & R. 489. The ages as are unascertained. In general, such practice is to indict the defendant by a specific damages cannot be set off. No interest will name, as, John No-name, and if he pleads in abate- be allowed on unliquidated damages. See ment, to send in a new bill, inserting the real name, which he then discloses, by which he is bound. This Liquidated Damages. course is in some states prescribed by statute; Geiger y.

State, 5 la. 484. UNMARRIED.

Its primary meaning is “never having been married”; but it is a UNLAGE (Sax.). An unjust law. Cowell. word of flexible meaning and it may be con-