Latin for Lawyers

NON VULT PROSEQUI

NON VULT PROSEQUI He does not wish to prosecute. He will not prosecute. See NON PROSEQUITUR NO PAR [L. par, paris / equal, similar] Stock or bonds without a stated or face value; the stock will trade at a price or value fixed by the market. See PAR NOSCITUR A SOCIIS [ L. noscere / to know, be acquainted with + socius / joint, common, associated with; a partner or companion] To be known by his or its associates. One is known by the company he keeps. A rule of construction which dictates that the meaning of a word in a statute or other text will be determined by the meaning of the words which surround it. See EJUSDEM GENERIS NOTA BENE (N.B.) [L. note well] A phrase used in a text to suggest that what follows is especially important and should be read and studied carefully. See N.B. NOTARY, NOTARIZE [L. notarius / a secretary, a person who reduces speech to writing] Notary: A public officer who attests to the execution of documents. Notarize: To record or attest to the execution of a legal docoment. The action of a notary public in attesting to and certifying the authenticity of a document. To acknowledge the signature of another on a legal instrument such as an affida vit or deed. NOTE [L. noto, notare / to mark, make a mark] A short, condensed writing. An informal letter. A written instrument in which a debtor promises to pay a debt (a promissory note). A negotiable note is an unconditional promise to pay a specified amount at a specified time, issued by the maker to order or to bearer. Also, an abstract or memorandum. Also, to mark or fix, as to note an exception on the record during the course of a trial. See NEGOTIABLE; NONNEGOTIABLE; PROMISSORY NOTICE [L. notitia / knowledge; a thing known] The word notice is used by lawyers to describe documents which inform a party or an official that some proceeding or act involves him or needs to be considered and acted upon by him. Actual notice is notice imparted by some means directly to the intended recipient. Constructive notice is knowledge or

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