non impedivit
non impedivit (non im-p[schwa]-dI-vit), n. [Latin “he did not impede”] The defendant’s general denial in a quare impedit action. • This is the Latin form equivalent to ne disturba pas. See NE DISTURBA PAS; QUARE IMPEDIT.
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nonrecourse
nonrecourse, adj. Of or relating to an obligation that can be satisfied only out of the collateral securing the obligation and not out of the debtor’s other assets. [Cases: Bills and Notes 44; Secured Transactions 227, 240. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit § 11; Secured Transactions §§ 152, 164–166, 168–169, 172, 174–175, 180–183.]
plea of non detinet
plea of non detinet 未扣留答辩；未留置答辩；未侵占答辩在请求返还动产之诉〔action of detinue〕及动产占有回复之诉〔action of replevin〕中，被告所作的一种概括否认答辩〔general plea〕。 (→non detinet)
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non-summons
non-summons n. (英格兰古法)传票未送达 根据1588年的一项法律，在有关土地的不动产之诉〔real action〕中，应当在传票到期送回法庭之前至少14天在当地教堂门上公告该传票；否则被告可以要求宣誓断讼〔wager of law〕。
contra non producta
contra non producta (kon-tr[schwa] non pr[schwa]-d[schwa]k-t[schwa]). [Law Latin “against things not produced”] Scots law. In a reduction action, a decree declaring that a challenged deed is void.
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forum non conveniens
forum non conveniens (for-[schwa]m non k[schwa]n-vee-nee-enz). [Latin “an unsuitable court”] Civil procedure. The doctrine that an appropriate forum — even though competent under the law — may divest itself of jurisdiction if, for the convenience of the litigants and the witnesses, it appears that the action should proceed in another forum in which the action
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beneficium cedendarum actionum
beneficium cedendarum actionum (ben-[schwa]-fish-ee-[schwa]m see-den-day-r[schwa]m ak-shee-oh-n[schwa]m). [Latin “privilege of having actions made over”] Roman & Scots law. The right of a cosurety who might or might not have paid the debt to compel the creditor to give over the right of action against the debtor and the other cosureties. • Under Scots law, a cosurety’s
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non detinet
non detinet (non det-i-net ordet-[schwa]-n[schwa]t). [Latin “he does not detain”] Hist. 1. The pleading form of a general denial in a detinue action for recovery of goods detained by the defendant. • A non detinet denies both the detention and the plaintiff’s right of possession or property in the goods claimed. See DETINUE. [Cases: Detinue
de non contrahendo debito
de non contrahendo debito (dee non kon-tr[schwa]-hen-doh deb-i-toh). [Law Latin] Scots law. Against the contraction of debt. • The phrase was inserted in an entail to prevent the heir from incurring debt.
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abstraction filtration comparison test
Copyright. A judicially created test for determining whether substantial similarity exists between two works in an action for infringement. • In the first step, the court dissects the copy-righted work’s structure and isolates each level of abstraction or generality (abstraction test). In the second step, the court examines each level of abstraction and separates out
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