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In old English law. De-fault In not replevying land in due time, when the same was taken by the king upon a default The consequence thereof Goss of selsln) was abrogated by St 9 Edw. III. c. 2

Neglect, faU-ure, or refusal to do or perform an act stipu-lated to be done. Failure to keep the terms of a contract or covenant, ln respect to acts or doings agreed upon

The neglect, failure, or refusal of payment of a debt or evldence of debt when dne

Lat Notwithstanding. words anciently used in pnblic and private instruments, intended to preclude, in advance, any interpretation contrary to certain declared objects or purposes. Bur-rill

Not negotiable; not capable of passlng title or property by indorsement and delivery

A writ that lay for a person who was molested contrary to the king’s protection granted to hlm. Reg. orig. 184

An ancient writ addressed to jus-tlces of assize, to inquire whether the msgis-trates of a town sold victuals in gross or by retail during the time of their being in ofiice, which was contrary to an obsolete statute; and to punish them lf they did. Reg. orig. 184

A term applied to all letters and parcels whlch are by law exclud

In English law. Per-sons who refuse to take the oaths, required by law, to support the government

Not judicial; not legal. Dies non juridicus ls a day on which legal proceedings cannot be had

See Joindeb

Those upon which a decision would not determine the action upon the merits, as a plea in abate–ment 1 ChiL Archb. Pr. (12th Ed.) 249

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want of ability to do an act in law, as to sue. A plea founded up-on such cause. Cowell

I was not present A reporter’s note. T. Jones, 10

1. The refusal of one state or nation to have commercial dealings with another; simllar to an em-hargo, (q. r

Lat He did not break the contract The name of a plea sometimes pleaded ln the action of covenant, and intended as a general issue, but held to be a had plea; there being, properly speaking, no general issue in that action. 1 Tidd, Pr. 356.

A wrlt to prohiblt bailiffs, etc., from dis-training or Impleading any maii touching his freehold without the king’s writ Reg. orig. 171.

He did not commit waste

Lat. He did not make it A plea ln an action of assumpsit ou a promls-sory note. 3 Man. & G. 446

Lat A plea by

A writ not to

omission on the part of a judge to properly instruct the Jury upon a necessary conclusion of law

L. Lat He did not de-mise. A plea resorted to where a plaintiff declared upon a demise without stating the Indenture in an action of debt for rent. Also, a plea in bar, in replevin, to an avowry for arrears of rent, that the avowant did not demise

Lat. He does not de-tain. The name of the general issue ln the action of detinue. 1 Tidd, Pr. 645; Berlin Mach, works v. Alabama City Furniture Co., 112 Ala. 488, 20 South. 418

Neglect, failure, or refusal to deliver goods, on the part of a carrier, vendor, bailee, etc

Lat. In pleading. He did not grant. The general Issue in forme-don

See De non De

Lat Not in

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Lat. It does not ap-pear; it is not clear or evident A phrase used ln general to state some conclusion as not necessarily following although it may appear on its face to follow

In English law. one who refuses to comply wlth others; one who refuses to join in the established forms of worship

Lat. He did not grant. The name of a plea denying a grant, which could be made only by a stranger

Lat. Not sound of mind; insane. This is a very general term, embracing all varieties of mental derangement See Insanitt

A non-coiuruls-sioned oflicer of the army or militia is a subordinate oflicer who holds his rank, not by commission from the executive authority of the state or nation, but by appointment by a superlor officer

A person connected with an army or navy, hut for purposee other than fighting; such as the surgeons and chaplains. Also a neutral

The omissiou or neglect of him who ought to claim his right within the time limited by law; os within a year and a day where a continual claim was required, or within five years after a fine had been levied. Termes de la I^ey

He did not take. The gen-eral Jssue in replevin, where the action is for the wrongful taking of the property; put-ting in Issue not only the taking, but the place in which the taking ls stated to have been made. Steph. Pl. 157, 167

Not admitting of bail; not requiring bail

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

A failure of ap-pearance; the omission of the defendant to-appear within the time limited

A non-continuous or discontinuous easement Fet-ters v. Humphreys, 18 N. J. Eq. 262. See Easement

Lack of requisite legal age. The condition of a person who ls under twen-ty-one years of age,- in some cases, and un-der fourteen or twelve in others; minority

The refusal of ad-mission

A forbearance from action;, the contrary to act

It did not accrue within six years. The name of a plea by which the defendant sets up the statute of limitations against a cause of action which is barred after six years.

In legal parlance, this term denotes the absence of opportunities for sexual Intercourse between husband and wife; or the absence of such intercourse

In pleading. The name of a plea to an action of assumpsit brought against the drawee of a bill of ex-change by which he denies that he accepted, the same

The refusal to ac-cept anything

A lawgiver; such as Solon and Lycurgus among the Greeks, and