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Lat Not to disturb what is settled. A rule expressing the same principle as that of stare decisis, (q. r.) Non qnod dictum est, sed quod factum est inspicitur. Not what is

a maternal or paternal inheritance; but, if he had offspring before the felony, such off- spring may succeed as to the inheritance of the father or mother by whom the felony was

A plea of the general issue In the actious of trespass and case and in criminal prosecutious. The form of the verdict In criminal cases, where the jury acquit the prisoner. 4

The Scotch form of “notarial,” (q. v.) Bell.

Lat. In the civil law. A new work. See Novi OPERIS NUNCIATIO.

Lat. No goods. The name of the return made by the sheriff to a writ of execution, when he has not found any goods of the defendant within his jurisdiction on which

Traffic at fairs and markets; any buying and selling. Nunquam crescit ex postfacto prae- teriti delicti sestimatio. The character of a past offense is never aggravated by a subsequent act or matter.

An abbreviation for “non est inventus,” he is not found.

In Scotch conveyancing. That part of a deed which describes the gran- tor, and person in whose favor the deed is granted, and states the cause (consideration) of granting. Bell. NARRATOR 803

A rule of conduct arising out of the natural relations of human beings, established by the Creator, and existing prior to any positive precept Webster. The foundation of this law is placed

In the civil law. The master or captain of a ship. Calvin.

L. Fr. Never married. More fully, ne unques accouple en loiall matrimonie, never joined in lawful marriage. The name of a plea in the action of dower unde nihil habet, by which

See INSANITY.

In Swedish and Gothic law. A jury. 3 Bl. Comm. 349, 359.

As an element in numerous compound terms and phrases of the law, this word may denote novelty, or the condition of being previously unknown or of recent or fresh origin, but ordinarily

A thief; a pilferer.

Lat. In practice. A formal entry upon the record, by the plaintiff in a civil suit or the prosecuting officer in a criminal action, by which he declares that he “will no

One who writes on the subject of laws.

A person connected with an army or navy, but for purposes other than fighting; such as the surgeons and chaplains. Also a neutral.

Lat. He is not found. The sheriff’s return to process requiring liirn to arrest the body of the defendant. when the latter is not found within his jurisdiction. It is often abbreviated