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A will which depends merely upon oral evldence, having been declared or dictated by the testator in his last sickness before a […]

Lat. In the civil and old English law. A fair. In nundinis et mer-cdtis, in fairs and markets. Bract, fol. 56 Source: […]

Lat. In the civil law. To name; to pronounce orally or in words without writing Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To declare publicly and solemnly, – > Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The permanent official repre-sentative of . the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, webster. They are called “ordinary” or […]

S. In international law. A. messenger; a minister; the pope’s legate, commonly called a “nuncio.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Now for then. A phrase applied to acts allowed to be done after the time when they should be done, with […]

Lat. In the civil law. A solemn declaration, usually in prohlbition of a thing; a protest Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

The price of anything in money, as denariata is the price of a thing by computation of pence, and Ubrata of pounds […]

An acre of land. Spejinan. Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. A name given to the statute 3 Geo. III. c. 16, because that act, in contravention of the maxim […]

Lat. In the dvil iaw. Money told or counted; money paid by tale. Inst 3, 24, 2; Bract fol. 35 Source: Black’s […]

L. Lat. No award. The name of a plea in an action on an arbitration bond, for not fulfilling the award, by […]

L Lat in pleadiug. The name of a plea Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Among the property of no person Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In old Engllsh law. of no legal force. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 60, I 24 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Nothing; no proceeding; an act or proceedlng in a canse whlch the op-poslte party may treat as though it had not taken […]

Lat. The son of no-body; a bastard Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Naught; of no validity or effect. Usually coupled with the word “void;” aa “nuU and void.” Forrester v. Boston, etc., Min. Co., […]

NA. Lat No goods. The name of the return made by the sheriff to a writ of execution, when he has not […]

Futile; ineffectual; ln-vulld; destitute of constraining force or vi-tality. A legislative act may be “nugatory” because unconstitutional Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Anything that unlawfully worketh hurt, inconvenience, or damage. 3 Bl. Comm. 216 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat A naked pact; a bare agreement; a promise or un-dertaking made without any consideration for it Justice v. Lang, 42 N. […]

(New Com-^llation.) The title of a code of Spanish law, promulgated in the year 1567. Schm. fclvll Law, Introd. 79-81 Source: Black’s […]

Lat Bare or mere possession Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)