Fr. In French law. Freight The same with "fret" Ord. Mar. liv. 8, tit 8. … [Read more...] about NOLIS
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NOMINATE CONTRACTS
In the civil law. Contracts having a proper or peculiar name and form, and which were divided into four kinds, expressive of the ways in which they were 'formed, viz.: (1) Real, which arose em re, from something done; (2) verbal, ex verbis, from something said; (3) literal, ex Uteris, from something written; and (4) consensual, ex consensu, from something agreed to. Calvin. … [Read more...] about NOMINATE CONTRACTS
NOLISSEMENT
Fr. In French marine law. Affreightment Ord. Mar. Uv. 3, tit L … [Read more...] about NOLISSEMENT
NOMINATIM
Lat. By name; expressed one by one. … [Read more...] about NOMINATIM
NOLLE PROSEQUI
(A) Latin words for we shall no longer prosecute. A prosecutor in a criminal case will enter a statement into the record that the government will no longer pursue the matter, made after charges are brought but before a verdict is returned or a plea entered. This is usually done when the prosecutor has realized that the case against the defendant has deteriorated. Typically this … [Read more...] about NOLLE PROSEQUI