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Nihil dicit

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003400

A Latin phrase meaning 'he says nothing,' referring to a judgment entered against a defendant who fails to file a timely answer or other responsive pleading to a plaintiff's complaint. This type of judgment is based on the defendant's silence or failure to deny the allegations. It is a form of default judgment, similar to a judgment by confession.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003400
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003400",
  "term": "Nihil dicit",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning 'he says nothing,' referring to a judgment entered against a defendant who fails to file a timely answer or other responsive pleading to a plaintiff's complaint. This type of judgment is based on the defendant's silence or failure to deny the allegations. It is a form of default judgment, similar to a judgment by confession.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nihil-dicit/"
}

Record 3,381 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.