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NOT SATISFIED
A return sometimes made by sheriffs or constables to a writ of execution; but it Is not a technical formula, and is condemned by the courts as ambiguous and insufficient See Martin v. Martin, 50 N. C. 346; Langford v. Few, 146 Mo. 142, 47 S. W. 927, 69 Am. More...

A return sometimes made by sheriffs or constables to a writ of execution; but it Is not a technical formula, and is condemned by the courts as ambiguous and insufficient See Martin v. Martin, 50 N. C. 346; Langford v. Few, 146 Mo. 142, 47 S. W. 927, 69 Am. St Rep. 606; Merries: v. Carter, 205 I1L 73, 68 N. E 750. Less...
NOT TRANSFERABLE
These words, when written across the face of a negotiable instrument operate to destroy Its negotiability. Purr v. State, 59 Ala. 24.

These words, when written across the face of a negotiable instrument operate to destroy Its negotiability. Purr v. State, 59 Ala. 24. Less...
NOTA
Lat. In the civil law. A mark or brand put upon a person by the law. Mackeld. Rom. Law, 135.

Lat. In the civil law. A mark or brand put upon a person by the law. Mackeld. Rom. Law, 135. Less...
NOTAE
In civil and old European law. Short-hand characters or marks of contraction, in which the emperors' secretaries took down what they dictated. Spelman; Calvin.

In civil and old European law. Short-hand characters or marks of contraction, in which the emperors' secretaries took down what they dictated. Spelman; Calvin. Less...
NOTARIAL
Taken by a notary; performed by a notary in his official capacity; belonging to a notary and evidencing his official character, as, a notarial seat

Taken by a notary; performed by a notary in his official capacity; belonging to a notary and evidencing his official character, as, a notarial seat Less...
NOTARIUS
Lat Ia Roman law. A draughtsman; an amanuensis; a short-hand writer; one who took notes of the proceedings in the senate or a court, or of what was dictated to him by another; one who prepared draughts of wills, conveyances, etc. In old English law. A scribe or scrivener who More...

Lat Ia Roman law. A draughtsman; an amanuensis; a short-hand writer; one who took notes of the proceedings in the senate or a court, or of what was dictated to him by another; one who prepared draughts of wills, conveyances, etc. In old English law. A scribe or scrivener who made'short draughts of writings and other instruments; a notary. Cowell. Less...
NOTARY PUBLIC
A public officer whose function is to attest and certify, by his hand and official seal, certain classes of documents, in order to give them credit and authenticity in foreign jurisdictions; to take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, and certify the same; and to perform certain official acts, chiefly More...

A public officer whose function is to attest and certify, by his hand and official seal, certain classes of documents, in order to give them credit and authenticity in foreign jurisdictions; to take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, and certify the same; and to perform certain official acts, chiefly in commercial matters, such as the protesting of notes and bills, the noting of foreign drafts, and marine protests in cases of loss or damage. See Kirk-sey v. Bates, 7 Port Less...
NOTATION
In English probate practice, notation is the act of making a memorandum of some special circumstance on a probate or letters of administration. Thus, where a grant is made for the whole personal estate of the deceased within the United Kingdom, which can only be done in the case of More...

In English probate practice, notation is the act of making a memorandum of some special circumstance on a probate or letters of administration. Thus, where a grant is made for the whole personal estate of the deceased within the United Kingdom, which can only be done in the case of a person dying domiciled In England, the fact of his having been so domiciled Is noted on the grant Coote, Prob. Pr. 36; Sweet. Less...
NOTE (VERB)
v. To make a brief written statement; to enter a memorandum; as to note an exception. -Note a bill. When a foreign bill has been dishonored, it is usual for a notary public to present it again on the same day, and, if it be not then paid, to make More...

v. To make a brief written statement; to enter a memorandum; as to note an exception. -Note a bill. When a foreign bill has been dishonored, it is usual for a notary public to present it again on the same day, and, if it be not then paid, to make a minute, consisting of his initialst the day, month, and year, and reason, if assigned, of non-payment. The making of this minute is called "noting the bill. Wharton. Less...
NOTES
In practice. Memoranda made by a judge on a trial, as to the evidence adduced, and the points reserved, etc. A copy of the judge's notes may be obtained from his clerk.

In practice. Memoranda made by a judge on a trial, as to the evidence adduced, and the points reserved, etc. A copy of the judge's notes may be obtained from his clerk. Less...

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