Legal Term Dictionary

Lat No goods. The name of the return made by the sheriff to a writ of execution, when he has not found any goods of the defendant within his jurisdiction on which he could levy. Woodward v. Harbin, 1 Ala. 108; Reed v. Lowe, 163 Mo. 519, 63 S. W. More...

Lat No goods. The name of the return made by the sheriff to a writ of execution, when he has not found any goods of the defendant within his jurisdiction on which he could levy. Woodward v. Harbin, 1 Ala. 108; Reed v. Lowe, 163 Mo. 519, 63 S. W. 687, 85 Am. St Rep. 578; Lang-ford v. Few, 146 Mo. 142, 47 S. W. 927, 69 Am. St Rep. 606. Nulla curia quae recordnm non babet potest imponere flnem neqne aliqnem mandare career!; quia Ista speetant tan-tnmmodo ad curias do rcoordo. 8 Cokev 60. . No court which has not a record can impose a fine or commit any person to prison: because those powers belong only to courts of record. Nullaemptio sine pretio esse potest. There can be no sale without a price. Brown v. Bellows, 4 Pick. (Mass.) 189 Nulla impossibilia ant inbonesta sunt prsesnmenda; vera antem et bonesta et possibilia. No things that are impossible or dishonorable are to be presumed; but things that are true and honorable and possible. Co. Litt 78b. Nulla pactione emei potest nt dolus prsBstetnr. By no agreement can It be effected that a fraud shall be practiced. Fraud will not be upheld, though it may seem to be authorized by express agreement 5 Maule & S. 466; Broom, Max. 696. Nulla virtus, nnlla soientia, locnm snnm et dignitatem conserrare potest sine modestia. Co. Litt. 394. Without modesty, no virtue, no knowledge, can preserve its place and dignity. Nulle terre sans seigneur. No land without a lord. A maxim of feudal law. Guyot, Inst. Feod. c. 28. Null! enim res sna servit jnre aerri-tntis. No one can have a servitude over his own property. Dig. 8, 2, 26; 2 Bouv. Inst, no. 1600; Grant v. Chase, 17 Mass. 443, 9 Am. Dec. 161. Less...

Nothing; no proceeding; an act or proceeding in a cause which the opposite party may treat as though it had not taken place, or which has absolutely no legal force or effect. Salter v. Hllgen, 40 Wis. 363; Jenness v. Lapeer County Circuit Judge, 42 Mich. 469, 4 N. W. More...

Nothing; no proceeding; an act or proceeding in a cause which the opposite party may treat as though it had not taken place, or which has absolutely no legal force or effect. Salter v. Hllgen, 40 Wis. 363; Jenness v. Lapeer County Circuit Judge, 42 Mich. 469, 4 N. W. 220; Johnson v. Hines, 61 Md. 122. -Absolute nullity. In Spanish law, nullity is either absolute or relative. The former is that which arises from the law, whether civil or criminal, the principal motive for which is the public interest, while the latter is that which affects one certain individnal. Sunol v. Hepburn, 1 Cal. 281. No such distinction, however, is recognized in American law, and the term "absolute nullity" is used more for emphasis than as indicating a degree of invalidity. As to the ratification or subsequent validation of "absolute nullities," see Means v. Robinson, 7 Tex. 502, 516.-Nullity of marriage. The entire invalidity of a supposed, pretended, or attempted marriage, by reason of relationship or incapacity of the parties or other diriment impediments. An action seeking a decree declaring such an assumed marriage to be null and void is called a suit of "nullity of marriage." It differs from an action for divorce, because the latter supposes the existence of a valid and lawful marriage. Sec 2 Bish. Mar. A Div. || 289-294. Less...

Lat. The son of nobody; a bastard. Nullins bominis anotoritas apnd nos valere debet, nt mellora non sequere-mnr si qnis attnlerit. The authority of no man ought to prevail with us, so far as to prevent our following better [opinions] if any one should present them. Co. Litt 383b.

Lat. The son of nobody; a bastard. Nullins bominis anotoritas apnd nos valere debet, nt mellora non sequere-mnr si qnis attnlerit. The authority of no man ought to prevail with us, so far as to prevent our following better [opinions] if any one should present them. Co. Litt 383b. Less...

L. Lat In pleading. The name of a plea to an action of debt upon an obligation for the performance of an award, by which the defendant denies that he submitted to arbitration, etc Bac Abr. "Arbttr." etc., G. Nullum iniqnnm est prsesnmendnm in jure. 7 Coke, 71. No iniquity More...

L. Lat In pleading. The name of a plea to an action of debt upon an obligation for the performance of an award, by which the defendant denies that he submitted to arbitration, etc Bac Abr. "Arbttr." etc., G. Nullum iniqnnm est prsesnmendnm in jure. 7 Coke, 71. No iniquity is to be presumed in law. Nullum matrimonium, ibi nnlla dos. No marriage, no dower. Wait v. Wait, 4 Barb. (N. Y.) 192, 194. Nullum simile est idem nisi quatuor pedibns currit. Co. Litt 3. No like Is identical, unless it run on all fours. Nullum simile quatnor pedibns enrrit. No simile runs upon four feet, (or all fours, as it is otherwise expressed.) No simile holds in everything. Co. Litt. 8a; Ex parte Foster, 2 Story, 143, Fed. Cas. No. 4960. Less...

In English law. A name given to the statute 3 Geo. III. c. 16, because that act, in contravention of the maxim "Nullum tempos occurrtt regi," (no lapse of time bars the king,) limited tbe crown's right to sue, etc, to the period of sixty years. Nullum tempns ant locus More...

In English law. A name given to the statute 3 Geo. III. c. 16, because that act, in contravention of the maxim "Nullum tempos occurrtt regi," (no lapse of time bars the king,) limited tbe crown's right to sue, etc, to the period of sixty years. Nullum tempns ant locus occurrit regi. No time or place affects the king. 2 Inst. 273; Jenk. Cent 83; Broom, Max. 65. Nullum tempns occurrit reipnbliese. No time runs [time does not run] against the commonwealth or state. Levasser v. Washburn, 11 Grat (Va.) 572. Nullns alias qnam rex possit episcopo demandare inquisitionem faciendum. Co. Litt. 134. No other than the king can command the bishop to make an inquisition. Nullns oommodnm oapere potest de injuria sna propria. No one can obtain an advantage by his own wrong. Co. litt 148; Broom, Max. 279. Nullns debet agere de dolo, nbi alia actio snbest. Where another form of action is given, no one ought to sue in the action de dolo. 7 Coke, 92. Nnllns dieitnr accessorius post felo-niam, sed ille qnl novit prinoipalem feloniam fecisse, et ilium receptavit et oomfortavit. 8 Inst 138, No one is called an "accessary" after the fact but he who knew the principal to have committed a felony, and received and comforted him. Nnllns dieitnr felo principalis nisi actor, ant qnl prsesens est, abettans ant anxilians ad feloniam fadendam. No one is called a "principal felon" except the party actually committing the felony, or the party present aiding and abetting in its commission. Nnllns idenens testis in re sna intel-ligitnr. No person is understood to be a competent witness in bis own cause. Dig. 23,5,10V Nnllns jns allennm forisfaeere potest. No man can forfeit another's right. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 28, S 11. Nnllns reoedat e enria oaneellaria sine remedio. No person should depart from the court of chancery without a remedy. 4 Hen. VII. 4; Branch, Princ. Nnllns simile est idem, nisi quatnor pedibns cnrrlt. No like is exactly identical unless it runs on all fours. Nnllns videtur dolo faoere qui sno jnre ntitnr. No one is considered to act with guile who uses his own right Dig. 50, 17, 55; Broom, Max. 180. Less...

An acre of land. Spelman.

An acre of land. Spelman. Less...

Lat Now for then. A phrase applied to acts allowed to be done after the time when they should be done, with a retroactive effect, i. e., with the same effect as if regularly dope. Perkins v. Hay-ward, 132 Ind. 95, 31 N. E. 670; Secou v. Leroux, 1 N. More...

Lat Now for then. A phrase applied to acts allowed to be done after the time when they should be done, with a retroactive effect, i. e., with the same effect as if regularly dope. Perkins v. Hay-ward, 132 Ind. 95, 31 N. E. 670; Secou v. Leroux, 1 N. M. 388. Less...

Lat In the civil law. A solemn declaration, usually In prohibition of a thing; a protest.

Lat In the civil law. A solemn declaration, usually In prohibition of a thing; a protest. Less...

The permanent official representative of, the pope at a foreign court or seat of government Webster. They are called "ordinary" or "extraordinary," according as they are sent for general purposes or on a special mission.

The permanent official representative of, the pope at a foreign court or seat of government Webster. They are called "ordinary" or "extraordinary," according as they are sent for general purposes or on a special mission. Less...

In international law. A. messenger; a minister; the pope's legate, commonly called a "nuncio."

In international law. A. messenger; a minister; the pope's legate, commonly called a "nuncio." Less...