In English law. An account of the names of all the villages and the possessors thereof, in each county, drawn up by several sheriffs, (9 Edw. II.) and returned by them into the exchequer, where it is still preserved. Wharton. … [Read more...]

One who has been named or proposed for an office. NON. Not. When prefixed to other words, it is used as a negative as non access, non assumpsit. … [Read more...]

Relating to a name. 2. A nominal plaintiff is one in whose name an action is brought, for the use of another. In this case, the nominal plaintiff has no control over the action, nor is he responsible for costs. 1 Dall. 1 39; 2 Watts, R. 12. 3. A nominal partner is one, who, without having an actual interest in the profits of a concern, allows his name to be used, or agrees that … [Read more...]

(1) A collection of canons and imperial laws relative or conformable thereto. The first nomocanon was made by Johannes Scholastlcus in 554. Photius, patriarch of Constantinople, in 883, compiled another nomocanon. or collation of the civil laws with the canons; this is the most celebrated. Balsamon wrote a commentary upon it in 1180. (2) A collection of the ancient canons of … [Read more...]

See damages. When a court finds for a party and awards negligible damages (e.g. $1) because a court is required to have a finding that some damages occurred and a monetary award to be issued to the plaintiff. … [Read more...]