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amount of money expressed upon its face, with the right to sue therefor in his own name, may be transferred from one person to another without a formal assignment, but by mere

The son of a brother or sister. But the term, as used in wills and other documents, may include the children of half brothers and sisters and also grand- nephews, if such

Lat. In Roman law. In ancient times the nexxim seems to have been a species of formal contract, involving a loan of money, and attended with peculiar conse- quences, solemnized with the

In Scotch law. An equitable power of the court of session, to give relief when none is possible at law. Ersk. Inst. 1, 3, 22; Bell. Nobiles magis plectuntur pecunia; plehes vero

In the civil law. Contracts having a proper or peculiar name and form, and which were divided into four kinds, expressive of the ways in which they were formed, viz.: (1) Beal,

The refusal of admission.

Noil debet actori licere quod reo non permittitur. A plaintiff ought not to be allowed what is not permitted to a defendant A rule of the civil law. Dig. 50, 17, 41.

I was not present. A reporter’s note. T. Jones, 10.

A clause usually inserted in writs of execution, in England, directing the sheriff “not to omit” to execute NON OMNE DAMNUM 827

Lat. I am not informed; I have not been instructed. The name of a species of judgment by default, which is entered when the defendant’s attorney announces that lie is uot informed

his case is put out of court by some adverse ruling which precludes a recovery. I’.oyce v. Snow. 1ST 111. 181, 58 N. E. 403; Deele.v v. Ileintz. 169 N. Y. 120,

A public officer whose function is to attest and certify, by his hand and official seal, certain classes of documents, in order to give them credit and authenticity in foreign jurisdictions; to

the year 887 till the year 893, are so called. These Novels changed many rules of the Justinian law. This collection contains 113 Novels, written originally In Greek, and after- wards, in

Lat. Bare or mere possession. Nnda ratio et nnda pactio non ligant aliqnem debitorem. Naked reason and naked promise do not bind any debtor. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 60,

Lat. In the civil law. Money told or counted; money paid by tale. Inst 3, 24, 2; Bract, fol. 35.

The whole natural day, or day and night, consisting of twenty- four hours. Enc. Lond. O. 0. 840 OATH o O. O. An abbreviation, In tbe civil law, for “ope consilio,” (q.

L. Lat. In old records. To take, seize, or distrain.

Pertaining or relating to a nation as a whole; commonly applied in American law to institutions, laws, or affairs of the United States or its government, as opposed to those of the

In French maritime law. Shipwreck. “The violent agitation of the waves, the impetuous force of tbe winds, storm, or lightning, may swallow up the ves sel, or shatter It, in such a

L. Fr. He did not deliver. A plea in detinue, denying the delivery to the defendant of the thing sued for.