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Nul

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

Black's Law Dictionary

No; none. A law French negative particle, commencing many phrases.

Nul agard. No award. The name of a plea in an action on an arbitration bond, by which the defendant traverses the making of any legal award.

Nnl disseisin. In pleading. No disseisin. A plea of the general issue in a real action, by which the defendant denies that there was any disseisin.

Nnl tiel corporation. No such corporation [exists.] The form of a plea denying the existence of an alleged corporation.

Nnl tiel record. No such record. A plea denying the existence of any such record as that alleged by the plaintiff. It is the general plea in an action of debt on a judgment. Hoffheimer v. Stiefel, 17 Misc. Rep. 236, 39 N. Y. Supp. 714.

Nnl tort. In pleading. A plea of the general issue to a real action, by which the defendant denies that he committed any wrong.

Nul waste. No waste. The name of a plea in an action of waste, denying the committing of waste, and forming the general issue.