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  • NE UNQUES SON RECEIVER
    L. Fr. In pleading. The name of a plea in an action of account-render, by which the defendant denies that he ever was receiver of the plaintiff. 12 Vin. Abr. 183.
  • NE VARIETUR
    Lat It must not be altered. A phrase sometimes written by a notary upon a bill or note, for the purpose of establishing its identity, which, however, does not affect its negotiability. Fleckner v. Bank, of United States, 8 Wheat. 338, 5 L. Ed. 68L
  • NEAP TIDES
    Those tides which happen between the full and change of the moon, twice In every twenty-four hours. Tesche-macher v. Thompson, 18 Gal. 21, 79 Am. Dec 151.
  • NEAR
    This word, as applied to space, can have no positive or precise meaning. It is a relative term, depending for its signification on the subject-matter in relation to which it is used and the circumstances under which it becomes necessary to apply it to surrounding objects. Barrett v. Schuyler County More...
  • NEAT, NET
    The clear weight or quantity of an article, without the bag, box, keg, or other thing in which it may be enveloped.
  • NEAT CATTLE
    Oxen or heifers. "Beeves" may include neat stock, but all neat stock are not beeves. Castello v. State, 86 Tex. 324; Hubotter v. State, 32 Tex. 479.
  • NEAT-LAND
    Land let out to the yeomanry. Cowell.
  • NEATNESS
    In pleading. The statement in apt and appropriate words of all the necessary facts, and no more. Lawes, PI. 62. Neo curia deneeret ia justitia exhi-beuda. Nor should the court be deficient in showing justice. 4 Inst 63. Nee tempus nee locus oeourrit regi. Jenk. Cent 190. Neither time nor More...
  • NECATION
    The act of killing.
  • NECESSARIES
    Things indispensable, or things proper and useful, for the sustenance of human life. This is a relative term, and its meaning will contract or expand according to the situation and social condition of the person referred to. Megraw v. Woods, 93 Mo. App. 647, 67 S. W. 709; Warner v. More...
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