Non Liquet
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Non liquet (it does not appear clear), a verdict given by a jury when a matter was to be deferred to another day of trial.
The same phrase was used by the Romans; after hearing a cause, such of the judges as thought it not sufficiently clear to pronounce upon cast a ballot into the urn with the two letters N.L. for non liquet.
The same phrase was used by the Romans; after hearing a cause, such of the judges as thought it not sufficiently clear to pronounce upon cast a ballot into the urn with the two letters N.L. for non liquet.
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