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Nonfeasance
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NonfeasanceNot doing something that a person should be doing.
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Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
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Non tenure
Pleading. A plea in a real action, by which the defendant asserted, that he did not hold the land, or at least some part of it, as mentioned in the plaintiff's declaration.
Non term
The vacation between two terms of a court.
Non-competition clause
Non-competition clause/ Non-Compete/ Exclusivity/ Predatory Soliciting Clause. A contractual promise to the employing company under which a contractor, usually an ex-employee, agrees not compete with the original client by contracting with business competitors. Also found in third party contracts with agencies or brokers. These clauses are enforced, although courts will look unfavorably on a clause that imposes an undue hardship on the employee, such as a broad prohibition that forecloses an employee from working in his/her particular trade, or that has an unnecessarily broad geographic scope or time frame.
Non-custodial parent
The parent who does not have physical custody of the child, and who typically is paying child support to the child.
Non-executive director
A director who is not an employee of the company and who only dictates part of his available time to the company is known as a non-executive director. Usually a person with particular experience or skills who holds a seat on the board to exercise a steadying influence on board decisions. His legal obligations to the company and creditors of skill and honesty are the same as those of an executive director.
Nonfeasance
Nonimmigrant
An alien who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose. The alien must have a permanent residence abroad (for most classes of admission) and qualify for the nonimmigrant classification sought.
Non-joinder
When a person who should have been made a party to a legal proceedings has been forgotten or omitted. This is usually addressed by asking the court to amend documents and including the forgotten party to the proceedings. It is the opposite of mis-joinder.
Nonjury trial
Trial before the court but without a jury.
Non-marital property
Property considered by the courts to belong to one spouse or another and that which is not available for equitable distribution.
Nonpreference category
Nonpreference visas were available to qualified applicants not entitled to a visa under the preferences until the category was eliminated by the Immigration Act of 1990. Nonpreference visas for persons not entitled to the other preferences had not been available since September 1978 because of high demand in the preference categories.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Non tenure
Pleading. A plea in a real action, by which the defendant asserted, that he did not hold the land, or at least some part of it, as mentioned in the plaintiff's declaration.
Non term
The vacation between two terms of a court.
Non-competition clause
Non-competition clause/ Non-Compete/ Exclusivity/ Predatory Soliciting Clause. A contractual promise to the employing company under which a contractor, usually an ex-employee, agrees not compete with the original client by contracting with business competitors. Also found in third party contracts with agencies or brokers. These clauses are enforced, although courts will look unfavorably on a clause that imposes an undue hardship on the employee, such as a broad prohibition that forecloses an employee from working in his/her particular trade, or that has an unnecessarily broad geographic scope or time frame.
Non-custodial parent
The parent who does not have physical custody of the child, and who typically is paying child support to the child.
Non-executive director
A director who is not an employee of the company and who only dictates part of his available time to the company is known as a non-executive director. Usually a person with particular experience or skills who holds a seat on the board to exercise a steadying influence on board decisions. His legal obligations to the company and creditors of skill and honesty are the same as those of an executive director.
Nonfeasance
Nonimmigrant
An alien who seeks temporary entry to the United States for a specific purpose. The alien must have a permanent residence abroad (for most classes of admission) and qualify for the nonimmigrant classification sought.
Non-joinder
When a person who should have been made a party to a legal proceedings has been forgotten or omitted. This is usually addressed by asking the court to amend documents and including the forgotten party to the proceedings. It is the opposite of mis-joinder.
Nonjury trial
Trial before the court but without a jury.
Non-marital property
Property considered by the courts to belong to one spouse or another and that which is not available for equitable distribution.
Nonpreference category
Nonpreference visas were available to qualified applicants not entitled to a visa under the preferences until the category was eliminated by the Immigration Act of 1990. Nonpreference visas for persons not entitled to the other preferences had not been available since September 1978 because of high demand in the preference categories.
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