judgment nihil

judgment nihil
A judgment against a party taken upon his failure to plead. Graves v Cameron, Castles & Storey, 77 Tex 273, 275, 14 SW 59. Substantially the same as a judgment by default. Wilbur v Maynard, 6 Colo 483, 485; Stevens v State, 100 Vt 214, 136 A 387.

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

  • nihil 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

  • nihil 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

  • judgment by nil dicit — Same as judgment nihil dicit …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Nihil 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.… …   Wikipedia

  • nihil 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

  • judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion …   Black's law dictionary

  • judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion …   Black's law dictionary

  • nihil capiat per breve — /nay(h)al kipiyat par briyviy/ In practice, that he take nothing by his writ. The form of judgment against the plaintiff in an action, either in bar or in abatement. When the plaintiff has commenced his proceedings by bill, the judgment is nihil… …   Black's law dictionary

  • nihil capiat per breve — /nay(h)al kipiyat par briyviy/ In practice, that he take nothing by his writ. The form of judgment against the plaintiff in an action, either in bar or in abatement. When the plaintiff has commenced his proceedings by bill, the judgment is nihil… …   Black's law dictionary

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