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non est inventus

non est inventus phrase: the response of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.

Phrase

non est inventus

  1. The response of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
    • And in case of the principal's avoidance and the return of non est inventus (g) upon the execution, the bail shall be obliged to satisfy the judgment out of his own estate1834, Laws of the State of Maine

Origin of non est inventus

Latin, he is not found.

Questions about non est inventus

What does non est inventus mean?
Non est inventus means the response of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.
What part of speech is non est inventus?
Non est inventus is a phrase.

Words near non est inventus in the dictionary

  1. non constat
  2. non distributio medii
  3. non divisi
  4. non est
  5. non est factum
  6. non est inventus
  7. non liquent
  8. non liquet
  9. non liquets
  10. non metallic metal
  11. non obst.

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