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Nomen generalissimum
Nomen generalissimumA name which applies generally to a number of things; as, land, which is a general name by which everything attached to the freehold will pass. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Name One or more words used to distinguish a particular individual, as Socrates, Benjamin Franklin. Things By this word is understood every object, except man, which may become an active subject of right. Code du Canton de Berne, art. 332. In this sense it is opposed, in the language of the law, to the word persons. General 1) A principal officer, particularly in the army. 2) Something opposed to special; as, a general verdict, the general issue, which expressions are used in contradistinction to special verdict, special issue. 3) Principal, as the general post office. 4) Not select, as a general ship. 5) Not particular, as a general custom. 5) Not limited, as general jurisdiction. 7) This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification; as Attorney General, Solicitor General, the General Assembly. Freehold Estates. An estate of freehold is an estate in lands or other real property, held by a free tenure, for the life of the tenant or that of some other person; or for some uneertain period. It is called liberum tenementum, frank tenement or freehold; it was formerly described to be such an estate as could only be created by livery of seisin, a ceremony similar to the investiture of the feudal law. But since the introduction of certain modern conveyances, by which an estate of freehold may be created without livery of seisin, this description is not sufficient. Will A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed. Pass 1) In the slave states this word signifies a certificate given by the master or mistress to a slave, in which it is stated that he is permitted to leave his home, with the authority of his master or mistress. The paper on which-such certificate is written is also called a pass. 2) practice. To be given, or entered; to proceed; as, let the judgment pass for the plaintiff. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Nomen collectivum This expression is used to signify that a word in the singular number is to be understood in the plural in certain cases. 2. Misdemeanor, for example, is a word of this kind, and when in the singular, may be taken as nomen collectivum, and including several offences. 2 Barn. & Adolp. 75. Heir, in the singular, sometimes includes all the heirs. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- No-contest clause Language in a will that provides that a person who makes a legal challenge to the will's validity will be disinherited. No-fault divorce A type of divorce that may be granted even though either spouse has not performed any kind of marital misconduct. No-fault proceedings A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault. Nolo contendere Latin for "I will not defend it." Used primarily in criminal proceedings whereby the defendant declines to refute the evidence of the prosecution. In some jurisdictions, this response by the defendant has same effect as a plea of guilty. Nomen collectivum This expression is used to signify that a word in the singular number is to be understood in the plural in certain cases. 2. Misdemeanor, for example, is a word of this kind, and when in the singular, may be taken as nomen collectivum, and including several offences. 2 Barn. & Adolp. 75. Heir, in the singular, sometimes includes all the heirs. Nomen generalissimum Nominal Relating to a name. Nominal damages A trivial sum awarded where a mere breach of duty or infraction of right is shown, with no serious loss sustained. Nominal plaintiff One who is named as the plaintiff in an action, but who has no interest in it, having assigned the cause or right of action to another, for whose use it is brought. Nominate contract Civil law. Nominate contracts are those which have a particular name to distinguish them; as, purchase and sale, hiring, partnership, loan for use, deposit, and the like. Innominate contracts are those which have no particular name. Nomination 1) An appointment; as, I nominate A B, executor of this my last will. 2) A proposition; the word nominate is used in this sense in the constitution of the United States, the president "shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the senate, shall appoint ambassadors," We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Nomen generalissimum. If you have a better definition for Nomen generalissimum than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Nomen generalissimum may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Nomen generalissimum and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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