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Wing. Max. 665. No one is bound to arm his adversary against himself.
No one is bound to arm his adversary against himself. See 34 Utah, 318, 23 L. R. A. (N. S.) 462, 97 Pac. 483.
No one is bound to foretell. 4 Coke, 28; 10 Coke, 55a. NEMO TENETUR EDERE INSTRUMENta contra se. No man is bound to produce writings against himself. Bell, Diet.
No one Is bound to produce instruments against himself.
- Nemo tenetur informare qui nescit sed quisquis scire quod informatdefined inBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)
No one is bound to inform who is ignorant, but everyone is bound to know that of which he informs.
No ohe is bound to swear to the fact of his own criminality; no one can be forced to give his own oath in evidence of his guilt Bell; Halk. 100.
No one is bound to testify as to his own baseness.
No one is bound to betray himself. In other words, no one can be compelled to criminate himself. Broom, Leg. Max. 968.
No one is bound to accuse himself. Wingate, Max. 486; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 871, 1 Bl. Comm. 443; 14 Mees. & W. 286. NEMO TENETUR SEIPSUM INFORTUnlis et periculis expone
No one is bound to expose himself to misfortunes and dangers.
No one is bound to betray himself. See 10 N. Y. 10.
No one is bound to expose himself to misfortunes and dangers. Co. Litt. 253b.
No one can ever be a Judge in his own cause.
No one is ever a judge in his own case. Nemo unquam vir magnus fuit sine aliquo divino afflatu. No one was ever a great man without some divine inspiration.
No one was ever a great man without some divine inspiration. Cicero.
No one is deemed to defraud those who know and consent.
or NEMl (Law Fr.) Not. Nemy come heire, not as heir. Litt. § 3.
Lat. [L. Fr. excepcion pur bre/e abatre.] In old pleading. An exception or plea to overthrow or abate the writ; a plea in abatement. Bract, fol. 413. Britt. c. 48. Stepk. PI. Appen
The term “NEPA” means the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). / The term “NEPA” means the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 432
NEPA process.—The term "NEPA process" means the entirety of the development and documentation of the analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
The son of a brother or sister, Ambl. 514; 1 Jac. 207, whether such brother or sister be of the whole or only of the half-blood. 22 L. J. Gh. 625; 10 Hare, 63. The Latin nepos, fro
Lat. A grandson.
Lat. A granddaughter.
In Scotch law. A grandson. Skene.
Lat. That nothing shall be done (put or erected) in a public place or way. The title of an interdict in the Roman law. Dig. 48, 8.
Lest anyone should be presumed to have given more than he expressed in his grant.
That it be not received. A caveat or words of caution given to a law officer, by & party in a cause, not to receive the next proceedings of his opponent. 1 Sell. Pr.7. -
Lest it should be received, a caveat instructing an officer not to receive the papers of an adverse party.
An English statute against the felling of trees in churchyards by parsons.
In Fr. Did not release. Where the defendant had pleaded a release, this was the proper replication by way of traverse.
He was not released.
Breve. L. Lat. An ancient writ by which the king commanded the justices in eyre, to admit a persons claim by attorney, who was employed in the king's service, and could not come in
plea of. The common traverse or general issue in ac-^ tions of debt on simple contract, substituted for the plea of nil debet.
In practice. A commission issued out of, and tmder the seal of the court in which an action is pending, to obtain the testimony of persons not residing within the jurisdiction of t
A fine upon sti, (tie hath granted.) A species of, Where the cognizor, in order to make d of disputes, though he acknowledged ) precedent right, yet grated to the cogan estate de n
- Netdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Abbott (1879)
Clear of anything extraneous, with all deductions (such as charges, expenses, discounts, commissions, taxes, etc.) made; after deductions made; clear of all charges; free from expe
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "net accounts receivable" means, with respect to any specified foreign corporation, the excess (if any) of— (i) such corporation'
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “net active income” means the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year determined without regard to— (i) any income or loss from
The term “net adjustment” means the net adjustment in the items attributable to passive loss activities or other activities (as the case may be) which would result if such items we
The mortgagee's share of a property's or stock's net appreciated value shall be payable upon sale or transfer (as defined by the Secretary) of the property or stock or payment in f
Upon disposition by the homeowner of any property assisted pursuant to this section or where the homeowner rents such a property (or the owner’s unit in the case of a two- to four-
The term “net average allowable costs” means, with respect to a Medicaid provider described in paragraph (2)(A), average allowable costs reduced by the average payment the Secretar
In commercial usage it means the balance of the proceeds after deducting the expenses incident to the sale. Evans v. Wain, 71 Pa. 74.
The term “net benefit of tax-exempt financing” means the present value of the interest savings (determined by a calculation established by the Secretary) which result from the tax-
For purposes of this subsection, the term “net capital gain” means net capital gain (determined without regard to this paragraph) increased by qualified dividend income. / The term
The term “net capital loss” means the excess of the losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets over the sum allowed under section 1211. In the case of a corporation, for the
The term “net CFC tested income” means, with respect to any United States shareholder for any taxable year of such United States shareholder, the excess (if any) of— (A) the aggreg
The term “net cost” means total cost less sales promotion, marketing and after-sales service costs, royalties, shipping and packing costs, and nonallowable interest costs that are
The term "net cost of a good" means the net cost that can be reasonably allocated to a good using one of the methods set out in subsection (b)(8). / The term "net co
For purposes of this section, the term "net direct interest expense" means, with respect to any market discount bond, the excess (if any) of—
gross dividend income less $750.
federal taxable income" with specified adjustments.
The term “net earnings from self-employment” means the gross income derived by an individual from any trade or business carried on by such individual, less the deductions allowed b
The term “net entitlement” means the amount by which the covered contractual payment entitlements of a financial institution or member exceed the covered contractual payment obliga
As used in this section, the terms “commodity broker”, “commodity contract”, “customer”, “customer property”, “member property”, “net equity”, and “security” have the meanings assi
The net estate as there used does not mean an amount to be ascertained as such under any general rule of law or under statutes governing the administration of estates, but is the g
The term “net excess power” means, for any facility, recoverable waste energy recovered in the form of electricity in quantities exceeding the total consumption of electricity at t
The term “net exempt income” means— (i) any tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the taxable year, reduced by any amount (not otherwise deductible) which would have been
For purposes of this subsection, the term “net family assets” means, for all members of the household, the net cash value of all assets after deducting reasonable costs that would
the total amount of gifts made during the calendar year, less the deductions provided in section 505.
- Nether House Of Parliamentdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)
The house of commons was so called in the time of Henry VIII.
THE. A monarchy of Europe. The first constitution after its reconstruction as a kingdom was given in 1815. It has been revised, especially in 1848 and in 1887. It is a constitution
The term “net highway receipts” means, with respect to any period, the excess of— (i) the receipts (including interest) of the Highway Trust Fund during such period, over (ii) the
the gross income as defined in section 213, less the deductions allowed by section 214.
the term “net income derived from prohibited transactions” means the excess of the gain (including any foreign currency gain, as defined in section 988(b)(1)) from prohibited trans
For purposes of this part, the term “net income from foreclosure property” means the excess of— (i) gain (including any foreign currency gain, as defined in section 988(b)(1)) from
For purposes of this chapter, the term “net income tax” means any tax imposed on, or measured by, net income. / The term "net income tax" means the regular tax liability
Definitions.—In this section, the terms “net proceeds” and “net indemnity” mean the sum of— (1) the adjusted basis of the vessel; and (2) the amount of gain the taxpayer would reco
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “net interest income” means the excess of the amount determined under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) over the amount determined under para
The term “net investment income” means the excess of— (i) investment income, over (ii) investment expenses. / For purposes of this subsection, the term “net investment income” mean
The term “net long-term capital gain” means the excess of long-term capital gains for the taxable year over the long-term capital losses for such year.
The term “net long-term capital loss” means the excess of long-term capital losses for the taxable year over the long-term capital gains for such year.
the excess of the deductions allowed by section 955 or 986 of this title over the gross income, with the following exceptions and limitations.
The net losses consist of any deficit from operations plus any shrinkage in value of the plant investment. In calculating the loss for a period it is immaterial whether items enter
The term “net market price” means— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the sales price or other value received by a producer for soybeans after adjustments for any premium
Each electric utility shall make available upon request net metering service to any electric consumer that the electric utility serves. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “ne
The term “net minimum tax” means the tax imposed by section 55.
For purposes of clause (i), the term “net negative adjustment” means, with respect to any taxable year, the excess (if any) of— (I) the reductions in the account for the taxable ye
The term “net obligation” means the amount by which the covered contractual payment obligations of a financial institution or member exceed the covered contractual payment entitlem
the excess of the deductions allowed by this chapter over the gross income, with the exceptions and limitations provided in subsection (d).
Those provisions were enacted to ameliorate the unduly drastic consequences of taxing income strictly on an annual basis. They were designed to permit a taxpayer to set off its lea
the deduction allowed by this subsection.
The term “net passive income” means— (A) passive investment income, reduced by (B) the deductions allowable under this chapter which are directly connected with the production of s
For purposes of this section, the term "net precontribution gain" means the net gain (if any) which would have been recognized by the distributee partner under section 70
In the business of life insurance, this term is used to designate that portion of the premium which is intended to meet the cost of the insurance, bath current and future; its amou
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “net premiums” means the amount of premiums paid under the contract reduced by any policyholder dividends. / The term “net premiums” means
The term “net price” means the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at an institution of higher education aft
Such securities constitute the statutory 'net proceeds,' and, by the clear import of the statute, claimant's rights in respect of such proceeds are not inferior to his rights in re
Net proceeds of sale' thus means no more than gross proceeds less charges which may be rightly deducted
The term “net productivity rate” means the annual per capita rate of increase in a stock resulting from additions due to reproduction, less losses due to mortality.
Compensation to an officer for his services constitutes a part of operating expenses deductible from earnings in order to ascertain net profits. It is immaterial whether such compe
Net project cost.—The term "net project cost" means the part of a project that reasonably cannot be financed from revenues.
The term “net public debt” means the portion of the total public debt which is held by the public.
railway operating income, including in the computation thereof debits and credits arising from equipment rents and joint facility rents.
The term “net realizable market value” means a price below the market value that takes into account (i) any reductions in holding costs resulting from the expedited sale of a prope
The term “net recognized built-in gain” means, with respect to any taxable year in the recognition period, the lesser of— (i) the amount which would be the taxable income of the S
The term “net reductions” refers to the extent to which a project or program supported under this section results in lower greenhouse gas emissions than would be emitted by the sam
In this section, the term “net removals” means— (1) the sum of— (A) the quantity of a product described in subsection (b) purchased by the Commodity Credit Corporation under this s
The term “net required payment balance” means the excess (if any) of— (A) the aggregate of the required payments under this section for all preceding applicable election years, ove
For the purposes of this subsection, the term “net revenues” means the excess of revenues and receipts from any source, other than royalties and other income described in section 1