Rien
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
riens, Jr. Nothing; not. Rien culp.: not guilty. Rien dit: says nothing, nil dicit. Rien luy doit: nil debet. Riens en arriere: nothing in arrear; a plea in account or replevin. Riens lour deust: not their debt; v.
Nil debet
Riens passa par le fait (nothing passed by the deed): a plea against a person setting up a deed acknowledged or enrolled in court, where the plea of non est factum was not allowed. Riens per descent: nothing by descent, a plea by an heir sued for his ancestor's debt.