A writ addressed to the justices of the bench, or in eyre, commanding them not to give one who, under color of entitling the king to land, etc., as holding of him in capite, had deceitfully obtained the writ called "praecipe in capite," any benefit thereof, but to put him to his writ of right Reg. Orig. 4. … [Read more...]
NON JOINDER
pleading, practice. The omission of some one of the persons who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant along with others is called a non joinder. 2. In actions upon contracts, where the contract has been made, with several, if their interest were joint, they must all, if living, join in the action for its breach. In such case the non joinder must be pleaded in … [Read more...]
NON JURIDICUS
Not judicial; not legal. Dies non juridicus is a day on which legal proceedings cannot be had. … [Read more...]
NON EST INFORMATUS
Latin meaning He is not informed. … [Read more...]
NON JURORS
English law. Persons who refuse to take the oaths, required by law, to support the government. … [Read more...]