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legit vel non?

legit vel non?(lee-jit vel non). [Latin] Eccles. law. Does he read or not? • This was the formal question propounded by a secular court to an ordinary (an ecclesiastical official) when an accused person claimed exemption from the court’s jurisdiction by benefit of clergy. If the ordinary found that the accused was entitled to exemption,

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devisavit vel non

devisavit vel non (dev-[schwa]-say-vit [or -zay-vit] vel non), n. [Law Latin “he (or she) devises or not”] Hist. An issue directed from a chancery court to a court of law to determine the validity of a will that has been contested, as by an allegation of fraud or testamentary incapacity. See VEL NON.

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cum virginitas vel castitas corrupta restitui non possit

cum virginitas vel castitas corrupta restitui non possit (k[schwa]m v[ schwa]r-jin-i-tas vel kas-ti-tas k[schwa]-r[schwa]p-t[schwa] ri-stich-[y]oo-I non pahs-it). [Latin] Hist. & Scots law. Since virginity or chastity once violated cannot be restored. • The phrase was use to explain the basis for imposing severe pu-nishment for rape.

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officiariis non faciendis vel amovendis

officiariis non faciendis vel amovendis 〈拉〉阻止任命或解职令状 签发给市政法人〔municipal corporations〕的一种令状,要求其不得任命某人担任公职或解除某人公职。该令状后为追究某人凭借何种权力行使职权(特权)的权利开示令状〔writ of quo warranto〕所取代。

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nonstatutory

nonstatutory, adj. 1. Enforceable by some legal precept other than enacted law, such as precedent or trade custom. 2. Patents. Unpatentable for not meeting some statutory requirement, e.g., novelty, utility, nonobviousness, or enabling description. 3. Patents. Of or relating to an equitable defense to an infringement claim, esp. estoppel, inequitable conduct, or laches.

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