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Not capable of being i ued; not admitting of an i ue being taken upon it; applied to a plea which does not raise an i ue upon the merits of the case. ( Wharton.) non-joinder, s. IMG:content-0102.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0103.png:[blocks in formation] B. As subst.: One who has not attained prof i- ciency in any study or pursuit. "No marvel if we be whipped for dull non- proficients in God's school."- Bp . Hall : Ser. at Exeter , Sept., 1641. non-pros., phr . & v. [Abbreviation of Latin non pro sequitur he does not prosecute.] pears, or is guilty of other delays or defaults against the rules of law in any subsequent stage of the action, he is adjudged not to follow or pursue his remedy as he ought to do, and thereupon a nonsuit or non pro sequitur is en- tered; and he is said to be nonpros'd."- Black stone : Com- ment., bk. iii., ch. 11. "Since you to non- regar dance cast my faith." Shakesp.: Twelfth Night , v. non-regent, s. At the English Universities, a Master of Arts whose regency has ceased. [RE- GENT.] non-rendition, s . Failure or neglect of rend i- tion; failure or neglect to render what is due. non-resemblance, s . Want of resemblance; un- likene , di imilarity. duties require one to reside; the state of being non- 1. Lit .: Failure or neglect to reside where official resident; residence away from one's property. *2. Fig .: A digre ion. "Without any non-residence from the text."-Adams: Works , i. 398. non-resident, a. & s. declaration, constituting part of an oath, required by English statute, 13 Chas. II., c. 1, from all off i- cers of corporations. It ran thus: "I do declare and believe that it is not lawful, upon any protense whatever, to take arms against the king, and I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person or against those that are commi ioned by him.' non-resisting, a . Offering no resistance, oppos i- tion, or obstruction; as, a non - resisting medium. non-return, s. Failure or neglect to return. non-ruminant, a. & s. A. As adj .: Not chewing the cud. B. As substantive: IMG:content-0104.png:[blocks in formation] nonage