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Nominal damages
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Nominal damagesA trivial sum awarded where a mere breach of duty or infraction of right is shown, with no serious loss sustained.
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Trivial
Of small importance. It is a rule in equity that a demurrer will lie to a bill on the ground of the triviality of the matter in dispute, as being below the dignity of the court.
Mere
This is the French word for mother. It is frequently used as, in ventre sa mere, which signifies; a child unborn, or in the womb.
Breach
The breaking or violating of a law, right, or duty, either by commission or omission. The failure of one part to carry out any condition of a contract.
Infraction
The breach of a law or agreement; the violation of a compact. In the French law this is the generic expression to designate all actions which are punishable by the code of France.
Right
1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself.
Loss
contracts. The deprivation of something which one had, which was either advantageous, agreeable or commodious.
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Nominal
Relating to a name.
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,"
Nomine poenae
Contracts. The name of a penalty incurred by the lessee to the lessor, for the non-payment of rent at the day appointed by the lease or agreement for its payment. It is usually a gross sum of money, though it may be any thing else, appointed to be paid by the tenant to the reversioner, if the duties are in arrear, in addition to the duties themselves.
Nominee
One who has been named or proposed for an office. NON. Not. When prefixed to other words, it is used as a negative as non access, non assumpsit.
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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
A 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.
Nominal
Relating to a name.
Nominal damages
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,"
Nomine poenae
Contracts. The name of a penalty incurred by the lessee to the lessor, for the non-payment of rent at the day appointed by the lease or agreement for its payment. It is usually a gross sum of money, though it may be any thing else, appointed to be paid by the tenant to the reversioner, if the duties are in arrear, in addition to the duties themselves.
Nominee
One who has been named or proposed for an office. NON. Not. When prefixed to other words, it is used as a negative as non access, non assumpsit.
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Trivial
Of small importance. It is a rule in equity that a demurrer will lie to a bill on the ground of the triviality of the matter in dispute, as being below the dignity of the court.
Mere
This is the French word for mother. It is frequently used as, in ventre sa mere, which signifies; a child unborn, or in the womb.
Breach
The breaking or violating of a law, right, or duty, either by commission or omission. The failure of one part to carry out any condition of a contract.
Infraction
The breach of a law or agreement; the violation of a compact. In the French law this is the generic expression to designate all actions which are punishable by the code of France.
Right
1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself.
Loss
contracts. The deprivation of something which one had, which was either advantageous, agreeable or commodious.
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Nominal
Relating to a name.
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,"
Nomine poenae
Contracts. The name of a penalty incurred by the lessee to the lessor, for the non-payment of rent at the day appointed by the lease or agreement for its payment. It is usually a gross sum of money, though it may be any thing else, appointed to be paid by the tenant to the reversioner, if the duties are in arrear, in addition to the duties themselves.
Nominee
One who has been named or proposed for an office. NON. Not. When prefixed to other words, it is used as a negative as non access, non assumpsit.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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
A 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.
Nominal
Relating to a name.
Nominal damages
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,"
Nomine poenae
Contracts. The name of a penalty incurred by the lessee to the lessor, for the non-payment of rent at the day appointed by the lease or agreement for its payment. It is usually a gross sum of money, though it may be any thing else, appointed to be paid by the tenant to the reversioner, if the duties are in arrear, in addition to the duties themselves.
Nominee
One who has been named or proposed for an office. NON. Not. When prefixed to other words, it is used as a negative as non access, non assumpsit.
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