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  • NE UNQUES ACCOUPLE
    L. Fr. Never married. More fully, ne unques accouple en loiall matrimonie, never joined in lawful marriage. The name of a plea In the action of dower undo nihil habet. by which the tenant denied that the dowress was ever lawfully married to the decedent.
  • NE UNQUES EXECUTOR
    L. Fr. Never executor. The name of a plea by which the defendant denies that he is an executor, as he is alleged to be; or that the plaintiff is an executor, as he claims to be.
  • NE UNQUES SEISE QUE DOWER
    L. Fr. (Never seised of a dowable estate.) In pleading. The general issue in the action of dower undo nil habet, by which the tenant denies that the demandant's husband was ever seised of an estate of which dower might be had. Rose. Real Act. 219, 220.
  • 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.
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