Latin: He is not found. The sheriff's return to process requiring him to arrest the body of the defendant, when the latter is not found within his jurisdiction. It is often abbreviated "n. e. i," or written, in English, "not found." The Bremena v. Card (D. C.) 38 Fed. 144. Non est jus turn allquem antcnatum post mortem facere bastardum qui toto temporo vita suss pro legitimo … [Read more...]

Latin, meaning Not right, but seisin makes a stock (from which the inheritance must descend). … [Read more...]

Latin, meaning You shall not do evil that good may come of it. … [Read more...]

Latin: It is not clear. In the Roman courts, when any of the judges, after the hearing of a cause, were not satisfied that the case was made clear enough for them to pronounce a verdict, they were privileged to signify this opinion by casting a ballot inscribed with the letters "N. L.," the abbreviated form of the phrase "non liquet". … [Read more...]

torts, contracts. The non-performance of some act which ought to be performed. 2. When a legislative act requires a person to do a thing, its non feasance will subject the party to punishment; as, if a statute require the supervisors of the highways to repair such highways, the neglect to repair them may be punished. Vide 1 Russ. on Cr. 48. 3. Mere non-feasance does not imply … [Read more...]