Laws/Legal Terms - U
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) - (Nonprofit corporation, formed in 1894, which set standards and conducted testing of fire and electrical products. In 2012 it was reorganized as a for-profit company named UL, LLC, and in 2022 was reorganized as an enterprise with three separate organizations.)
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) - (proposed model law for computer transactions adopted by some states)
Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) - (Model legal code dealing with commercial transactions. Adopted, in some form, by many states covering commercial transactions.)
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) - (policy dealing with disputes over Internet domain names)
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) - (model law dealing with contracts, adopted by most states)
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) - (model law dealing with property gifts/transfers to minors)
Uniform Laws Annotated (U.L.A.) - (model laws, proposed standards)
Uniform Practice Code (UPC) - (securities industry transaction standards)
Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) - (model statute codifying common-law trade-secret protection - adopted by many states)
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) - (model law dealing with property gifts/transfers to minors)
Unit Investment Trust (UIT) - (type of investment which purchases income-producing properties/securities and sells shares to investors - regulated by the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
Unit Share Investment Trust (USIT) - (Investment instrument which involves a portfolio of stocks and sells shares to investors,)
United Auto Workers (UAW) - (labor union)
United Mine Workers (UMW) - (labor union)
United Nations (U.N.) - (international organization)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - (international program)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - (international program)
United Nations Treaty Series (U.N.T.S.) - (international agreements)
United Parcel Service (UPS) - (private company providing shipping services)
United States of America (USA) -
United States Bureau of Standards (USBS) -
United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) - (organization representing US businesses)
United States Code (U.S.C.) - (Official version of federal statutes/laws)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) - (unofficial citation of a U.S. federal statute)
United States Code Congressional & Administrative News (U.S.C.C.A.N.) - (legislative news of actions by Congress and administrative agencies)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.) - (Information service about federal laws/legislation.)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - (agency dealing with agricultural production, farming industry, food safety)
United States Dollar (USD) -
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (JAYCEES) (USJCC) - (organization representing businesses)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W.) - (reporter/reporting journal)
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - (agency dealing with registration and recording)
United States Postal Service (USPS) - (mail delivery services)
United States Senate (USS) - (chamber of Congress)
United States Ship (USS) - (U.S. navy vessel)
United States Treaties (U.S.T.) - (international agreements)
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) (USAPA) - (Federal legislation enacted following the September 11, 2001 attack, intended to overhaul intelligence gathering and provide greater national security capabilities.)
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) - (federal law outlawing certain online gambling transactions)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) -