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See Nomina Transcriptitia.

A general name; the name of a genus. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 19, § 1.

Existing in name only; formal, and not substantial.

See Consideration.

In practice. A trifling sum awarded where a breach of duty or an infraction of the plaintiff's right is shown, but no serious loss is proved to have been sustained. See "Injuria Ab

A person who is joined as defendant in an action, not because he is immediately liable in damages or because any specific relief is demanded as against him, but because his connect

The term “nominal depth” means, in relation to the stated depth for any navigation improvement project, such depth, including any greater depths which must be maintained for any ha

The term “nominal full load efficiency” means the average efficiency of a population of motors of duplicate design as determined in accordance with NEMA Standards Publication MG1–1

The term “nominal lamp watts” means the wattage at which a fluorescent lamp is designed to operate.

One who Is apparently or ostensibly a member of a firm, but who is not really so. The term "ostensible partner" has been used in the sense of nominal partner (67 Tex. 383), but it

Such as are apparently partners, but really are not. General Partners. Those members of a limited partnership whose liability is not limited by special agreement. Special Partners.

The claim pressed by the stockholder against directors or third parties is not his own but the corporation's. The corporation is a necessary party to the action; without it the cas

Names are mutable, but things are immovable, [immutable.] A name may be true or false or may change, but the thing itself always maintains its identity. 6 Coke, 66.

To nominate.

If you do not know their names, the knowledge of things passes away.

Co. Litt. 86. If you know not the names of things, the knowledge of things themselves perishes; and, if you lose the names, the distinction of the things is certainty lost

Godb. Names are the symbois of things.

RES AUtern immoblles. Names are mutable, but things immutable. 6 Coke, 66.

Names are mutable, but things are immutable.

Names are the notes of things. 11 Coke, 20.

11 Coke, 20. Names are the notes of things.

Names are the symbols of things. NOMINA VILLARUM (Lat.) Names of the villages. The name of a return made names of all the villages and their possessors in every county. Cowell; Blo

To appoint. Applied in this sense to the designation by a person of one to act as fiduciary or personal representative. Thus it is the customary term in designating the executor by

A contract distinguished by a particular name, the use of which name determines the rights of all the parties to the contract; as, purchase and sale, hiring, partnership, loan for

In the civil law. Contracts having a proper or peculiar name and form, and which were divided into four kinds, expressive of the ways in which they were formed, viz.: (1) Real, whi

The term “nominated area” means an area which is nominated by 1 or more local governments and the State or States in which it is located for designation under section 1391.

Lat. By name; expressed one by one.

A mode of obtaining a panel of special jurors in England, from which to select the jury to try a particular action. The proceeding solicitors. Numbers denoting the persons on the s

Lat In Roman law. A form of plea or defense in aD action for the recovery of real estate, by which the defendant, sued as the person apparently in possession, alleges that he holds

By name.

In English ecclesiastical law. The rights of nominating and of presenting to a living are distinct, and may reside in different persons. Presentation is the offering a clerk to the

Lat. A nominative case grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence in which it stands. The opening words in the ordinary form of a deed inter partes, "This indenture,"

In Roman law. Obligations contracted by literæ (ie, Uteris obligationes) were so called because they arose from a peculiar transfer (transcriptio) from the creditor's day-book (adv

In English law. An account of the names of all the vlllages and the possessors thercof, in each county, drawn up by several sheriffs, (9 Edw. II.J and returned by them into the exc

Lat. By name; by the name of; under the name or designation of.

Under the name or head of damages.

One who has been nominated. See "Nominate."

contracts, is the name of a penalty incurred by the lessee to the lessor, for the nonpayment of rent at the day appointed by the lease or agreement for its though it may be any thi

In' the name of a penalty. In the civil law, a legacy was said to be left nomine pœnœ where it was left for the purpose of coercing the heir to do or not to do something. Inst. 2,

Under the name or head of a penalty.

Breve. L. Lat. A writ respecting identity of name. A writ which anciently lay for one who was taken and arrested in any personal action, and committed to prison for another of the

(1) A collection of canons and imperial laws relative or conformable thereto. The first nomocanon was made by Johannes Scholasticus in 554. Photius, patriarch of Constantinople, in

One who writes on the subject of laws.

A treatise or description of laws.

A lawgiver; such as Solon and Lycurgus among the Greeks, and Caesar, Pompey, and Sylla among the Romans.,Calv. Lex. NON (Lat.) Not; no. NON ACCEPTAVIT (Lat. he did not accept). In

Not; no.

The term "non-9/11 victim of state sponsored terrorism" means a United States person who has an eligible claim under subsection (c) that is unrelated to the acts of inter

Legal incapacity.

Want of ability to do an act in law, as to sue. A plea founded upon such cause. Cowell.

The refusal to accept anything.

He did not accept.

The nonexistence of sexual intercourse between a husband and wife is generally expressed by the words "nonaccess of the husband to the wife;" which expressions, in a case of bastar

The non-existence of sexual intercourse between husband and wife is generally expressed by the words non-access of the husband to the wife; which expressions, in a case of bastardy

Words ought not to be taken in a false descriptive sense which are competent to describe a true limitation.

Words ought not to be taken to import a false demonstration which may have effect by way of true limitation. Bac. Max. p. 59, reg. 13; Broom, Max. 642.

It did not accrue within six years.

A forbearance from action; the contrary to act.

The term “nonactionable subsidy” means a subsidy described in Article 8.1(b) of the Subsidies Agreement.

The refusal of admission.

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “nonadmitted financial asset” means any nonadmitted asset of the company which is— (i) a bond, (ii) stock, (iii) real estate, (iv) a mort

The term “nonadmitted insurance” means any property and casualty insurance permitted to be placed directly or through a surplus lines broker with a nonadmitted insurer eligible to

The term “Non-Admitted Insurance Model Act” means the provisions of the Non-Admitted Insurance Model Act, as adopted by the NAIC on August 3, 1994, and amended on September 30, 199

The term “nonadmitted insurer”— (A) means, with respect to a State, an insurer not licensed to engage in the business of insurance in such State; but (B) does not include a risk re

For purposes of this subpart, the term “nonadverse party” means any person who is not an adverse party.

Nones, which see.

The term “non-affiliated” refers to a seller who does not control, and is not controlled by or under common control with, the buyer.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "nonaffiliated 10-percent owned corporation" means any corporation if— (i) such corporation is not included in the taxpayer's aff

The term “nonaffiliated EMS organization” means a public or private nonprofit emergency medical services organization that is not affiliated with a hospital and does not serve a ge

The term “nonaffiliated third party” means any entity that is not an affiliate of, or related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate control with, the financial institution

By this term is understood that period of life from the birth till the arrival of twenty-one years. In another sense, it means under the proper age to be of ability to do a particu

Not of age; infancy.

or NONAGE. A ninth part of movables which was paid to the clergy on the death of persons in their parish, and claimed on pretense of being distributed to pious uses. Blount.

A ninth part of movables which was paid to the clergy on the death of persons In their parish, and claimed on pretense of being (Be-tributed to pious uses. Blount.

quam secundum quod se habet condemnatio. A person may not be punished differently than according to what the sentence enjoins. 3 Inst. 217. NON ALITER A SIGNIFICATIONE VERborum rec

One should not be punished in any other manner than according to that which the sentence provides.

The meaning of the words ought not to be departed from unless it is manifest that the testator intended otherwise.

We must never depart from the signification of words, unless it is evident that they are not conformable to the will of the testator. Dig. 32, 69, pr.; Broom, Max. 568.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “nonallocable receipts” means receipts which are allocable to— (A) carryout sales, or (B) services with respect to which a service charge

The term "nonallocation period" means the period beginning on the date of the sale of the qualified securities and ending on the later of— (i) the date which is 10 years

The term “nonallocation year” means any plan year of an employee stock ownership plan if, at any time during such plan year— (i) such plan holds employer securities consisting of s

The term “nonallowable interest costs” means interest costs incurred by a producer as a result of an interest rate that exceeds the applicable Federal Government interest rate for

A discontinuous easement. See "Apparent Easement."

Such as have no means specially constructed or appropriated to their enjoyment, and that are enjoyed at intervals, leaving between those intervals no visible sign of their existenc

A failure of appearance; the omission of the defendant to appear within the time limited.

In this section, the term “nonappropriated fund instrumentality” means the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchange Service Command, Marine Corps exchanges, or any other

The term “nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee” has the meaning given that term in section 1587(a)(1) of this title . / The term “nonappropriated fund instrumentality empl

The term “nonappropriated funds” means funds received from— (A) the adjustment of, or surcharge on, selling prices at commissary stores fixed under section 2685 of this title ; or

The term “non-Army entity” includes the following: (A) A Federal agency (other than the Department of the Army). (B) An entity in industry or commercial sales. (C) A State or polit

This word, placed upon a certificate of stock, does not cancel or impair the obligation to pay the amount due upon the shares created by the acceptance and holding of such certific

natural gas which is not produced in association with crude oil.

The general issue in an action of assumpsit.

(Lat. he has not undertaken within six years). In pleading. The plea by which, when pleadings were in Latin, the defendant alleged that the obligation was not undertaken and the ri

Nonattainment area.—The term “nonattainment area” means, for any air pollutant, an area which is designated “nonattainment” with respect to that pollutant within the meaning of sec

The term “non-audit services” means any professional services provided to an issuer by a registered public accounting firm, other than those provided to an issuer in connection wit

One who wishes to perish ought not to be heard. Best, Ex. § 385.

Not admitting of bail; not requiring bail.

The term “nonbank entity” means a person that is not a depository institution or subsidiary of a depository institution.

The term “nonbank financial company” means a U.S. nonbank financial company and a foreign nonbank financial company.

The term “nonbank financial company supervised by the Board” means a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors, as defined in section 5311 of this title .

The term “nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors” means a nonbank financial company that the Council has determined under section 5323 of this title shall b