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Nihil est

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003401

A Latin phrase meaning "there is nothing," entered as a sheriff's return on a writ when the officer was unable to serve it on the person named. The return records a failure of service and is mostly found in older common law practice. It differs from nulla bona, the return on a writ of execution when no goods of the debtor could be found to seize.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003401
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003401",
  "term": "Nihil est",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning \"there is nothing,\" entered as a sheriff's return on a writ when the officer was unable to serve it on the person named. The return records a failure of service and is mostly found in older common law practice. It differs from nulla bona, the return on a writ of execution when no goods of the debtor could be found to seize.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nihil-est/"
}

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