nihil dicit

  • 1Nihil dicit — Nihil Ni hil, n. [L.] Nothing. [1913 Webster] {Nihil album} [L., white nothing] (Chem.), oxide of zinc. See under {Zinc}. {Nihil debet} [L., he owes nothing] (Law), the general issue in certain actions of debt. {Nihil dicit} [L., he says nothing] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Nihil dicit — is Latin for he says nothing ; a judgment for want of a plea. The name of a judgment which a judge may render against a defendant who failed to plead and failed to answer a plaintiff s declaration or complaint within the prescribed time limit.… …

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  • 3nihil dicit — ni·hil di·cit / nī əl dē sit, nī hil , nē hil , dī / n [Latin, he says nothing] 1: refusal or neglect by a defendant to plead or answer 2: a judgment rendered against a defendant who refuses or neglects to plead or answer Merriam Webster’s… …

    Law dictionary

  • 4nihil dicit — /nay(h)al disat/ day /. He says nothing. The name of the judgment which may be taken as of course against a defendant who omits to plead or answer the plaintiffs declaration or complaint within the time limited. In some jurisdictions it is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5nihil dicit — /nay(h)al disat/ day /. He says nothing. The name of the judgment which may be taken as of course against a defendant who omits to plead or answer the plaintiffs declaration or complaint within the time limited. In some jurisdictions it is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6nihil dicit — ˈdīˌsit noun Etymology: Latin, he says nothing 1. : a refusal or neglect by the defendant to plead or answer 2. : a judgment rendered against a defendant charged with nihil dicit …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7nihil–dicit judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 8nihil dicit — He says nothing …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 9Nihil — Ni hil, n. [L.] Nothing. [1913 Webster] {Nihil album} [L., white nothing] (Chem.), oxide of zinc. See under {Zinc}. {Nihil debet} [L., he owes nothing] (Law), the general issue in certain actions of debt. {Nihil dicit} [L., he says nothing] (Law) …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Nihil album — Nihil Ni hil, n. [L.] Nothing. [1913 Webster] {Nihil album} [L., white nothing] (Chem.), oxide of zinc. See under {Zinc}. {Nihil debet} [L., he owes nothing] (Law), the general issue in certain actions of debt. {Nihil dicit} [L., he says nothing] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English