NIHIL CAPIAT PER BREVE

nihil capiat per breve (nI-hil kap-ee-[schwa]t p[schwa]r bree-vee or breev), n. [Latin “Let him take nothing by his writ”] A judgment against the plaintiff in an action at bar or in abatement. — Also termed nihil capiat per billam (“let him take nothing by his bill”).