Lat. The son of nobody ; a bastard. Nullius hotminis auctoritas apud nos valere debet, ut meliora non sequere mur si quis attulerit. The authority of no man ought to prevail with us, so far as to prevent our following better [opinions] if any one should present them. Co. Litt. 383&. … [Read more...]
NULLIUS IN BONIS
Lat. Among the property of no person. … [Read more...]
NULLIUS JURIS
Lat. In old English law. Of no legal force. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 60, I 24. … [Read more...]
NUL AGARD
No award. A plea to an action on an arbitration bond, when the defendant avers that there was no legal award made. 3 Burr. 1730; 2 Stra. 923. … [Read more...]
NULLUM ARBITRIUM
L. Lat. No award. The name of a plea in an action on an arbitration bond, for not fulfilling the award, by which the defendant traverses the allegation that there was an award made. Nullum orimen majus est inobedien-tin. No crime is greater than disobedience. Jenk. Cent p. 77, case 48. Applied to the refusal of an officer to return a writ. Nullum enemplnm est idem omnibus. No … [Read more...]