Common Legal Terms terms starting with N

25 terms

  1. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) A federal agency which remedies unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations.
  2. Naturalization Process by which a person acquires nationality after birth and becomes entitled to privileges of citizenship in a country other than that in which such…
  3. Nee Word used to show maiden family name of a married woman.
  4. Negligence Failure to exercise a generally acceptable level of care and caution resulting in injury or damage to a third party.
  5. NIL Nothing; of no account.
  6. No Bill This phrase, endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval, means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.
  7. 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.
  8. No-fault Proceedings A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.
  9. Noise Control Act A act which gives government agencies the right to promulgate standards and regulations relating to abatement of noise emissions, i.e.
  10. Nolle Prosequi Not willing to proceed.
  11. nolo contendere I do not wish to contend; a plea entered by a defendant.
  12. Non Not.
  13. Non assumpsit A plea in defense that "he did not undertake and promise."
  14. Non compos mentis Not of sound mind; mentally incompetent.
  15. Non sequitur It does not follow.
  16. Non-jury trial Trial before the court but without a jury. In a non-jury trial, the court is the finder of both the law and the facts.
  17. Nonfeasance Nonperformance of an act which should be performed; omission to perform a required duty or total neglect of duty.
  18. Nota Note; take notice.
  19. Nota bene (Abbr. NB) Note well.
  20. Notary Public A person who serves as a public official and certifies the authenticity of required signatures on a document by signing and stamping the document.
  21. Notice Notice refers to two requirements. A copy of the LCA Form ETA 9035 must be given to each H-1B worker.
  22. Notice to creditors A notice given by the bankruptcy court to all creditors of a meeting of creditors.
  23. Nulla bona Return made upon execution by the sheriff or court officer when he/she has found no leviable goods.
  24. Nunc pro tunc Now for then; acts allowed with retroactive effect.
  25. Nuncupative will An oral (unwritten) will.