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NEMO

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Latin: No one; no man. The initial word of many Latin phrases and maxima, among which are the following: Nemo admittendus est inhabilitare seipsum. No man is to be admitted to incapacitate himself. Nemo agit in seipsum. No man acts against himself. Jenk. Cent p. 40, case 76. A man cannot be a judge and a party in his own cause. Id.; Broom, Max. 216fk Nemo alienae rei, sine satisdatione, defensor idoneus intelligitur. No man is considered a competent defender of another’s property, without security. A rule of the Roman law, applied in part In admiralty cases. 1 Curt. 202. Nemo alieno nomine lege agere potest. No one can sue in the name of another. Dig. 50, 17, 12a Nemo allegans suam turpitudinem audiendus est. No one alleging his own baseness is to be heard. The courts of law have properly rejected this as a rule of evidence. 7 Term R. 601. Nemo bis punitur pro eodem delicto. No man is punished twice for the same offense. 4 BL Comm. 315; 2 Hawk. P. C. 377. Nemo cogitatita poenam patitur. No one suffers punishment on account of his thoughts. Tray. Latin: Max. 362. Nemo cogitur rem suam vendere, etiam justo pretio. No man is compelled to sell his own property, even for a just price. 4 Inst 275. Nemo contra factum suum venire potest. No man can contravene or contradict his own deed. 2 Inst 66. The principle of estoppel by deed. Best, Ev. p. 408, I 370. Nemo dare potest quod non habet. No man can give that which he has not Fleta, lib. SVc 15,

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