Nihil
Ni"hil\, n. [L.] Nothing. 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.| nihil | |
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| (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" |