Vocabulary : Non to Non pros.
Non : No; not. See No, a.
Non- : A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit.
Non assumpsit : The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.
Non compos : Alt. of Non compos mentis
Non compos mentis : Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident.
Non est factum : The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.
Non est inventus : The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
Non liquet : It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.
Non obstante : Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted. ;; A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.
Non pros. : An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
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