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Category: N

NONFORFEITABLE

the term that is given to something that can’t be taken away.

NONCANCELLABLE POLICY

a health insurance policy that the insurance company cannot cancel as long as the premiums are paid.

NUDE CONTRACT

a contract where no payments will be made. See nudum pactum.

NONRESIDENT

term applied to a person staying in a location where he is not classed as a permanent resident.

NARCOTICS ADDICT

the name that is given to a person who is dependent on a narcotic drug and will suffer withdrawals if he stops taking the drug.

NATIONAL DEBT

the term that is given to money that the US government owes the public who have lent it money. It is paid by tax collected.

NEGATIVE EVIDENCE

then that is applied to testimony that will deny rather than confirm an action or a fact.

NE EXEAT

a Latin phrase for a court order that forbids a person involved in a legal matter to leave the country or state where the court has jurisdiction.

NONCONTESTABLE

the term that applies to a provision in an insurance policy where the insurer can’t cancel it once the premiums have been made for a certain time.

NET PROFIT

the profit that remains after all of the expenses, taxes and liabilities have been paid.

NATIONAL DEFENCE

the term given to the federal agencies that secure the country against being attacked by its enemies.

NONJUDICIAL DAY

the term given to a day that the court is not in session such as a Sunday or a legal holiday.

NOTICE AVERMENT OF

the term that is a statement in a pleading recognising that notice has been given.

NONTESTAMENTARY ASSETS

the term that applies to any assets that are not distribute by a provision in a person’s will.

NONDESCRIPT

the term that describes a thing that is not able to be classified and is not describable.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY

used in real estate that indicates that a piece of property has a lien against it and a person needs to take care before taking title to it.

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