'Nihil debet' definitions:

Definition of 'Nihil debet'

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  • Nihil \Ni"hil\, n. [L.] Nothing. [1913 Webster]
  • Nihil album [L., white nothing] (Chem.), oxide of zinc. See under Zinc.
  • Nihil debet [L., he owes nothing] (Law), the general issue in certain actions of debt.
  • Nihil dicit [L., he says nothing] (Law), a declinature by the defendant to plead or answer. --Tomlins. [1913 Webster]