formsareincreasinglydominant.Tradedress,theoverallappearance of a product or business, may also be protected by trademark laws.
treason.SeeSEDITION.treble; triple.As verbs, these terms are usually interchangeable. As adjectives, theyare distinguished. What istrebleis three times as much as something else <trebledamages>; what istripleis composed of three parts <triple play>.trial lawyer; litigator.An attorney who takes part in a trial, on either side, is atriallawyerand alitigator. But increasingly, the termtrial lawyerdenotes plaintiff’sattorneys who specialize in suits for personal injuries, medical malpractice, andother torts. An earlier distinction was a connotation thattrial lawyersenjoyed thefront-lineadvocacyoftrials,whilelitigatorspreferredbehind-the-scenesdiscovery and pleadings.trillion.SeeBILLION.triple.SeeTREBLE.triumphal; triumphant.Triumphaldescribes a thing associated with a triumph <theconquerors erected a triumphal arch at the city’s gate>.Triumphantdescribes howthe victors feel after a triumph <triumphant shouts of joy>.trustee; trusty; executor.Atrusteeis a fiduciary designated to hold legal title overtrust property and to use it for the good of one or more beneficiaries. Atrustyis atrusted prisoner who is given special privileges and may perform some tasks forprison guards. Anexecutoris one who collects the property of an estate anddistributes it according to the wishes of the testator. Nonlawyers sometimes callthis person atrustee.turbid; turgid; torpid.What isturbidis unclear: literally, dark with stirred-up mudor smoke <turbid waters>; figuratively, confused <the statute seemed to bedeliberately turbid>. What isturgidis literally swollen <a river turgid from heavyrains> and figuratively pompous <a turgid but empty speech>. What istorpidisliterally numb <a torpid bear in hibernation> and figuratively sluggish <the mindtorpid in old age>.ultimate;penultimate;antepenultimate.Countingbackwardfromtheend,ultimatemeans the last,penultimatemeans next-to-last, andantepenultimatemeans the one before the next-to-last.undocumented worker.SeeILLEGAL ALIEN.undoubtedly.SeeDOUBTLESS.unequivocal.So spelled.*Unequivocableis not a legitimate word, but it appearsquite often nonetheless.unexceptional;unexceptionable.Anunexceptionalthingisordinary.An
unexceptionablething is inoffensive or, in law, not cause for an objection.uninhabitable.SeeHABITABLE.uninterested.SeeDISINTERESTED.315unique; unusual.Strictly speaking,uniqueis an absolute term meaning “one of akind.” In common usage it can’t take an intensive modifier <very unique [readunique]>. Usinguniqueloosely to meanunusualis not normally acceptable informal writing. But in contract law, the term is used in a less-than-absolute sensewhen addressing the adequacy of money damages in a prayer for specificperformance <the location is so unique that no alternative site would be anadequate remedy>.
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