Legal Term Dictionary

Lat In pleading. A plea to an action in partition, by which the defendant denies that he and the plaintiff are joint tenants of the estate in question.

Lat In pleading. A plea to an action in partition, by which the defendant denies that he and the plaintiff are joint tenants of the estate in question. Less...

Lat He did not hold. This is the name of a plea in bar in replevin, by which the plaintiff alleges that he did not hold In manner and form as averred, being given In answer to an avowry for rent in arrear. See Rose Real Act 638.

Lat He did not hold. This is the name of a plea in bar in replevin, by which the plaintiff alleges that he did not hold In manner and form as averred, being given In answer to an avowry for rent in arrear. See Rose Real Act 638. Less...

A plea in a real action, by which the defendant asserts, either as to the whole or as to some part of the land mentioned in the plaintiffs declaration, that he does not hold it Pub. St. Mass. 1882, p. 1293.

A plea in a real action, by which the defendant asserts, either as to the whole or as to some part of the land mentioned in the plaintiffs declaration, that he does not hold it Pub. St. Mass. 1882, p. 1293. Less...

The vacation between two terms of a court

The vacation between two terms of a court Less...

The vacation between term and term, formerly called the time or days of the king's peace.

The vacation between term and term, formerly called the time or days of the king's peace. Less...

Neglect to use. Neglect to use a franchise; neglect to exercise an office. 2 Bl. Comm. 153. Neglect or omission to use an easement or other right 3 Kent, Comm. 448. A right acquired by use may be lost by non-user.

Neglect to use. Neglect to use a franchise; neglect to exercise an office. 2 Bl. Comm. 153. Neglect or omission to use an easement or other right 3 Kent, Comm. 448. A right acquired by use may be lost by non-user. Less...

Lat He has not usurped. A form of traverse, in an action or proceeding against one alleged to have usurped an office or franchise, denying the usurpation charged. See Com. v. Cross Cut R. Co., 53 Pa. 62. Nom valebit felonis generatio, nec ad hsereditatem paternam vel matemami si autem More...

Lat He has not usurped. A form of traverse, in an action or proceeding against one alleged to have usurped an office or franchise, denying the usurpation charged. See Com. v. Cross Cut R. Co., 53 Pa. 62. Nom valebit felonis generatio, nec ad hsereditatem paternam vel matemami si autem ante feloniam generatiomem f eoerit, talis generatio suocedit in bu>re-ditate patris vel matris a quo nom fn-erit felonia perpetrate. 8 Coke, 41. The offspring of a felon cannot succeed either to a maternal or paternal inheritance; but, if he had offspring before the felony, such offspring may succeed as to the inheritance of the father or mother by whom the felony was not committed. Less...

Inability to sue. 5 Bell, App. Gas. 172. Non valet eonnrmatio, nisi ills, qui eonfirmat, sit in possessione rei vel juris undo fieri debet eonnrmatio; et eodem mode, nisi ille cui eonnrmatio fit sit in possessione. Co. Litt 295. Confirmation is not valid unless he who confirms Is either in More...

Inability to sue. 5 Bell, App. Gas. 172. Non valet eonnrmatio, nisi ills, qui eonfirmat, sit in possessione rei vel juris undo fieri debet eonnrmatio; et eodem mode, nisi ille cui eonnrmatio fit sit in possessione. Co. Litt 295. Confirmation is not valid unless he who confirms Is either in possession of the thing itself or of the right of which confirmation is to be made, and, in like manner, unless he to whom confirmation is made is in possession. Non valet eneeptio ejnsdem rei oujns petitur dissolution A plea of the same matter the dissolution of which is sought, Is not valid. Called a "maxim of law and common sense." 2 Eden, 134. Non valet impedimentum quod de jure non sortitur eifeetum. 4 Coke, 31a. An Impediment which does not derive Its effect from law is of no force. Non verbis, sed ipsls rebus, leges im-ponimus. Cod. 6, 43, 2. We impose laws, not upon words, but upon things themselves. Non videntur qui errant eonsentire. They are not considered to consent who commit a mistake. Dig. 50, 17, 116, ? 2; Broom, Max. 262. Non videtur eonsensum retinuisse si quls ex prseseripto mlnantis aliquld immutavit. He does not appear to have retained consent, who has changed anything through menaces. Broom, Max. 278. Nom videtur perfeete eujusque id esse, quod ex casu auferri potest. That does not seem to be completely one's own which can be taken from him on occasion. Dig. 50, 17, 139, 1. Non videtur quisquam id eapere quod ei neeesse est alii restitutere. Dig. 50, 17, 51. No one is considered entitled to recover that which he must give up to another. Nom videtur vim faeere, qui jure suo utitur et ordinaria aetione experitur. He is not deemed to use force who exercises his own right, and proceeds by ordinary action. Dig. 50, 17, 155, 1. Less...

Lat He (the defendant in a criminal case) will not contest it A plea legally equivalent to that of guilty, being a variation of the form "nolo contendere," (q. v.t) and sometimes abbreviated "non vult".

Lat He (the defendant in a criminal case) will not contest it A plea legally equivalent to that of guilty, being a variation of the form "nolo contendere," (q. v.t) and sometimes abbreviated "non vult". Less...

Payments made to the church, by those who were tenants of church-farms. The first was a rent or duty for things belonging to husbandry; the second was claimed in right of the church. Wharton.

Payments made to the church, by those who were tenants of church-farms. The first was a rent or duty for things belonging to husbandry; the second was claimed in right of the church. Wharton. Less...