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non
nōn (old collat. forms noenum and noenu, cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. tom. 2, p. 149 sq.: I noenum pro non ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
non
nōn (1) adv.for old noenum, ne+oenum (unum), not, by no means, not at all : hocine agis an non?T.:...

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Non
·adj No; not. ·see <<No>>, ·adj. ...

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Non-
·- A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity,...

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Non
posterity; a fish; eternal ...

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Non
(fish). Nun, the father of Joshua. (1 Chronicles 7:27) ...

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Dies non
·- A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday. ...

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Non assumpsit
·- The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit. ...

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Non compos
·- ·Alt. of Non compos mentis. ...

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Non liquet
·- It is not clear; — a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of t...

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Non obstante
·- Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or ad...

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Non pros.
·- An abbreviation of Non prosequitur. ...

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Non prosequitur
·- A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. ·see No...

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Non sequitur
·- An inference which does not follow from the premises. ...

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Non-ego
·noun The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. ·see <<Eg...

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Non-Episcopal
·adj Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system. ...

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Non-feasance
·noun An omission or neglect to do something, ·esp. that which ought to have been done. ·cf. <<Malfe...

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Non-pros
·vt To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment agai...

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Non-prossing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Non-pros. ...

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non-con
A nonconformist, presbyterian, or any other dissenter. ...

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non-committal
That does not commit or pledge himself to any particular measure. A political term in frequent use. ...

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non-election
Failure of election.--Webster. ...

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non-manufacturing
Not carrying on manufactures; as, 'non-manufacturing States.'--Webster. ...

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non-payment
Neglect of payment. Webster. ...

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non-combatants
A term applied erroneously to the purser, master surgeon, &c., of a man-of-war, for all men on board...

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non-recoil
This was effected by securing the breeching while the gun was run out: often practised in small vess...

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Non compos mentis
·- Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a luna...

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Non est factum
·- The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond. ...

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Non est inventus
·- The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. ...

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non-commissioned officers
In familiar parlance, non-coms. are the sergeants, corporals, and others, appointed under special re...

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non-condensing engine
A high-pressure steam-engine. ...

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