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(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...] about NOMOCANON

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...] about NOMINAL DAMAGES

One who writes on the subject of laws. … [Read more...] about NOMOGRAPHER

Divorce where the spouse requesting the divorce does not need to accuse the other spouse of wrongdoing but simply state irreconcilable differences with the other spouse, that they no longer get along in a material way. Prior to an increasing number of states creating the no-fault divorce which began during the 1970s, it was only possible to obtain a divorce by proving that the … [Read more...] about NO-FAULT DIVORCE

A party to a lawsuit that does not have an actual interest, bear responsibility or have damages but is included in the lawsuit because they are directly involved in the dispute, typically as a mechanism, e.g. an escrow company that has not yet released funds and is joined to a lawsuit between the disputing parties. … [Read more...] about NOMINAL PARTY