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Nomen

A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889

A Dictionary of Law

A name

Nomen collectivum. A class name. Thus, " heir " may include all the heirs of a person, and " misdemeanor " includes many different species of offenses.

Nomen generalissimum

A very general name: a comprehensive term. Such are the terms crime, demand, draft, estate, goods, grant, heir, house, instrument, interest, laud, merchandise, obligation, offense.

Nomine.

By name; under the name of.