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NON INVENTUS [2 records]

Record 1 2001-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
OBS

Lat. He is not found. The sheriff's return to process requiring him to arrest the body of the defendant, when the latter is not found within his jurisdiction. It is often abbreviated, "n.e.i.," or written, in English, "not found."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
OBS

Il n'est pas trouvé: Nom donné au procès-verbal que fait l'huissier lorsqu'il lui a été impossible de trouver le domicile, la résidence ou la place d'affaires d'une personne à qui il devait signifier un acte de procédure.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
  • Rules of Court
OBS

non est inventus: Hist. A statement in a sheriff's return indicating that the person ordered arrested could not be found in the sheriff's jurisdiction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
  • Règles de procédure
OBS

non est inventus: Il n'est pas trouvé: Nom donné au procès-verbal que fait l'huissier lorsqu'il lui a été impossible de trouver le domicile, la résidence ou la place d'affaires d'une personne à qui il devait signifier un acte de procédure.

Spanish

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