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Nil

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Lat Nothing. A contracted form of "nihil," which sce.

— Nil debet. He owes nothing. The form of the general issue in nil actions of debt on simple contract.

— Nil habuit in tenementis. He had nothing [no interest] in the tenements. A plea in debt on a lease indented, by which the defendant sets up that the person claiming to be landlord had no title or interest.

— Nil ligatam. Nothing bound; that is, no obligation has been incurred. Tray. Lat. Max.