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NON EST INVENTUS
Lat He Is not found.- The sheriff's return to process requiring him to arrest the body of the defendant, when the latter is not found within his jurisdiction. It is often abbreviated "n. e. i," or written, in English, "not found." The Bremena v. Card (D. C.) 38 Fed. 144. More...

Lat He Is not found.- The sheriff's return to process requiring him to arrest the body of the defendant, when the latter is not found within his jurisdiction. It is often abbreviated "n. e. i," or written, in English, "not found." The Bremena v. Card (D. C.) 38 Fed. 144. Non est jns turn allquem antcnatum post mortem facere bastardum qui toto temporo vita suss pro legitimo babe-batur. It Is not just to make an elder-born a bastard after his death, who during his lifetime was accounted legitimate. 12 Coke, 44. Nom est novum ut priores leges ad pesteriores trabantur. It Is no new thing that prior statutes should give place to later ones. Dig. 1* 8, 36; Broom, Max. 28. Non est regula quin f allet. There is no rule but what may fail. Off. Exec. 212. Non est singulis concedendum, quod per magistratum publioe possit neri, ne oecasio sit major!* tumultns faoiendl. That is not to be conceded to private persons which can be publicly done by the magistrate, lest it be the occasion of greater tumults. Dig. 50, 17, 176. . Non en opinionibus singulomm, sed en eommnni usi, nomina ezaudiri debent. The names of things ought to be understood, not according to the opinions of individuals, but according to common usage. Dig. 33, 10, 7, 2. Non facias malum, ut inde flat bonum. You are not to do evil, that good may be or result therefrom. 11 Coke, 74a; 5 Coke, 30b. Less...
NON FECIT
Lat. He did not make it A plea in an action of assumpsit on a promissory note. 3 Man. A G. 446.

Lat. He did not make it A plea in an action of assumpsit on a promissory note. 3 Man. A G. 446. Less...
NON FECIT VASTUM CONTRA. PROHIBITIONEM
He did not commit waste against the prohibition. A plea to an action founded on a writ of estrepement for waste. 3 Bl. Comm. 226, 227.

He did not commit waste against the prohibition. A plea to an action founded on a writ of estrepement for waste. 3 Bl. Comm. 226, 227. Less...
NON HAEC IN FCEDERA VENI
I did not agree to these terms. Non Impedit clausula derogatoria quo minus ad eadem potestate res dissol* vantnr a qua oonstitnuntur. A derogatory clause does not Impede things from being dissolved by the same power by which they are created. Broom, Max. 27.

I did not agree to these terms. Non Impedit clausula derogatoria quo minus ad eadem potestate res dissol* vantnr a qua oonstitnuntur. A derogatory clause does not Impede things from being dissolved by the same power by which they are created. Broom, Max. 27. Less...
NON IMPEDIVIT
Lat He did not Impede. The plea of the general issue in 'quare impedit The Latin form of the law French "ne disturba pas"

Lat He did not Impede. The plea of the general issue in 'quare impedit The Latin form of the law French "ne disturba pas" Less...
NON IMPLACITANDO ALIQUEM DE LIBERO TENEMENTO SINE BREVI
A writ to prohibit bailiffs, etc., from distraining or impleading any man touching his freehold without the king's writ Reg. Orig. 171. Non in legendo sed in intelligendo legis consistunt. The laws consist not in being read, but in being understood. 8 Coke. 167a.

A writ to prohibit bailiffs, etc., from distraining or impleading any man touching his freehold without the king's writ Reg. Orig. 171. Non in legendo sed in intelligendo legis consistunt. The laws consist not in being read, but in being understood. 8 Coke. 167a. Less...
NON INFREGIT CONVENTIONEM
Let He did not break the contract The name of a plea sometimes pleaded In the action of covenant, and' intended as a general issue, but held to be a bad plea; there being, properly speaking, no general issue in that action. 1 Tidd, Pr. 356.

Let He did not break the contract The name of a plea sometimes pleaded In the action of covenant, and' intended as a general issue, but held to be a bad plea; there being, properly speaking, no general issue in that action. 1 Tidd, Pr. 356. Less...
NON-INTERCOURSE
1. The refusal of one state or nation to have commercial dealings with another; similar to an embargo, (q. v.) 2. The absence of access, communication, or sexual relations between husband and wife.

1. The refusal of one state or nation to have commercial dealings with another; similar to an embargo, (q. v.) 2. The absence of access, communication, or sexual relations between husband and wife. Less...
NON INTERFUI
I was not present A reporter's note. T. Jones, 10.

I was not present A reporter's note. T. Jones, 10. Less...
NON-INTERVENTION WILL
A term sometimes applied to a will which authorizes the executor to settle and distribute the estate without the intervention of the court and without giving bond. In re Macdonald's Estate, 29 Wash. 422, 60 Pac U1L

A term sometimes applied to a will which authorizes the executor to settle and distribute the estate without the intervention of the court and without giving bond. In re Macdonald's Estate, 29 Wash. 422, 60 Pac U1L Less...

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