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Non demisit
Non demisit (he demised not). 1. A plea resorted to where a plaintiff declared upon a demise without stating the indenture in an action of debt
Non damnificatus
Non damnificatus (not injured). This was a plea in an action of debt on an indemnity bond, or bond conditioned 'to keep the plaintiff harmless and
King's Bench
civil causes: the former in what is called the Crown side or Crown office, the letter in the plea side of the Court. On the Crown side it took cognizance of all criminal causes, from high treason
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Nient comprise
Nient comprise (not contained), an exception taken to a petition, because the thing desired was not contained in the deed or proceeding upon which the petition was founded,
Appropriate proceedings
the exercise of the right. Appropriate proceedings would include the procedure relating to form, conditions of lodgement of petition compliance with all reasonable directions imposed which would conduce to the smooth conduct of proceeding in this Court.
current monthly income
bankruptcy case, including regular contributions to household expenses from nondebtors and income from the debtor's spouse if the petition is a joint petition, but not including social security income and certain other payments made because the debtor
Noerr-Pennington doctrine
U.S. Supreme Court cases that established the doctrine] : a doctrine based on the First Amendment right of petition that exempts from antitrust liability the joint efforts of businesses to petition or influence government bodies provided that
nolo contendere
nolo contendere [Latin, I do not wish to contend] : a plea by a defendant in a criminal prosecution that without admitting guilt subjects the defendant to conviction as in
not guilty
not guilty 1 : a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to contest the charges compare guilty, nolo contendere NOTE: Under the Federal
not guilty by reason of insanity
not guilty by reason of insanity 1 : a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to raise an insanity defense used in jurisdictions that require such a
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