Unintelligible
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That which cannot be understood. When a law, a contract, or will is unintelligible, it has no effect whatever. UNIO (Lat.)
In canon law. A consolidation of two churches into one. Cowell. UNIO PRO LIUM (Lat. union of offspring). A species of adoption used among the Germans, which takes place when a widower having children marries a widow who also has children. These parents then agree that the children of both marriages shall have the rights to their succession, as those which may be the fruits of their marriage. Lee. Elm. § 187.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
That which Cannot be understood. See Construction. UNI0 PRO LI U M (Lat. union of offspring). A species of adoption used among the Germans, which takes place when a widower having children marries a widow who also has children. These parents then agree that the children of both marriages shall have the same rights to their succession as those which may be the fruits of their marriage. Lee. El6m. § 187.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
What cannot be understood. When a law, a contract or will is unintelligible, it has no effect whatever. Vide Construction, and the authorities there referred to. UNITED STATES OF A-