Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws

An organization that drafts and proposes statutes for adoption by individual states, with the goal of making the laws on various subjects uniform among the states. ( Founded in 1892 and composed of representatives from all 50 states, the Conference has drafted more than 200 uniform laws, including the Uniform Commercial Code. -Abbr. NCCUSL. - Also termed Uniform Law Commissioners. See UNIFORM ACT; MODEL ACT.

interstate law

1. INTERNATIONAL LAW. 2. The rules and principles used to determine controversies between residents of different states.

intestate law.

The relevant statute governing succession to estates of those who die without a valid will.

state law

See STATE LAW.