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A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
The indorsement made by a grand jury on a bill of indictment when they find it not sustained by the evidence, and are not satisfied of the truth of the accusation. Not guilty: the general Issue in the action of trespass; the general issue or plea pleaded to an indictment; the form of the verdict in criminal cases, where the jury acquit. Not possessed: a special traverse in trover denying that the plaintiff was possessed when the action was brought.