To say nothing. 2. These words are used to signify that judgment be rendered age a party, because he does not deny the cause of action, i.e. by default. 3. When a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county where the venue is laid, the practice in the English courts is, on an affidavit of the circumstances to change it in transitory actions; or in local actions they … [Read more...]

A thief; a pilferer. … [Read more...]

This is the English equivalent of the Latin term "nulla bona," being the form of the return made by a sheriff or constable, charged with an execution, when he has found no property of the debtor on which to levy. No man ean hold the same land immediately of two several landlords. Co. Litt 152. No man is presumed to do anything against nature. 22 Yin. Abr. 154. No man shall set … [Read more...]

pleading. The same as non est factum, a plea by which the defendant asserts that the deed declared upon is not his deed. NIGHT. That space of time during which the sun is below the horizon of the earth, except, that short space which precedes its rising and follows its setting, during which, by its light, the countenance of a man may be discerned. … [Read more...]

This word is frequently used in legal proceedings to denote that something has been done, which is to be valid unless something else Shall be done within a certain time to defeat it. For example, an order may be made that if on the day appointed to show cause, none be shown, an injunction will be dissolved of course, on motion, and production of an affidavit of service of the … [Read more...]