Nihil dicit

He says nothing. This is the name of the judgment which may be taken as Of course agninst a defendant who omits to plead or answer the plaintiff's declaration or complaint within the time limited. In some jurisdictions it is otherwise known as judgment "for want of a plea." See Gilder v. McIntyre, 29 Tex. 91; Falken v. Housatonic R. Co., 63 Conn. 258, 27 Atl. 1117; Wilbur v. Maynard, 6 Colo. 486.

Defined under Nihil in Black's Law Dictionary.

He says nothing. It is the failing of the defendant to put in a plea or answer to the plaintiff’s declaration by the day assigned; and in this case judgment is given against the defendant of course, as he says nothing why it should not. Vide 15 Vin. Ab. 556; Dane’s Ab. Index, h. t. tract. Itis in the following “ And the said C D, by attorney, comes and wrong and injury, when, says, that he does not owe sum of money above any part thereof, in manner as the said A B hath plained. And of this the uts himself upon the hen, in debt on specialty, is only inducement to the general issue is nil debet. on Pleading, 174,n.; Index, h. t. NIL HABUIT IN