Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

nichil

Read a random definition: adverse authority

A quick definition of nichil:

Term: nichil

Definition: Nichil is an old English law term that refers to a debt owed to the Exchequer's office but cannot be collected by sheriffs because the debtor cannot be found or is unable to pay. Once a year, an officer of the Clerk of Nichils enrolled these amounts and sent them to the treasurer's remembrancer's office from which process was issued for their recovery. The term comes from the Latin word "nihil" which means "nothing".

Example: The sheriff had to nichil the debt because the debtor had disappeared and could not be found.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Nichil is a term used in old English law to describe a debt that was owed to the Exchequer's office but was considered nonleviable by sheriffs. It comes from the Latin word "nihil" which means "nothing".

Example: If someone owed money to the Exchequer's office but the sheriff couldn't find them or they couldn't pay, the sheriff would make a return that the debt was worthless. This is called nichiling the debt.

The term nichil is not used in modern English law and the offices of the Clerk of Nichils and the treasurer's remembrancer's office were abolished in 1833.

NHTSA | nickname

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
7:51
@texaslawhopefully: best prices and only fast food that doesn't make me sick
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.