NAKED

A.s a term of jurisprudence, thls word is equivalent to bare, wanting in nece ary conditions, incomplete, as a naked contract, (nudum pactum,) i. e., a contract devoid of consideration, and therefore invalid; or simple, unilateral, comprising but a single element, as a naked authority, i. e., one which 11 not coupled;with any interest ln the agent. but subsists tor· the benefit of the principal alone. As to naked "Confe ion," "Deposit," "Pos- "8Ssion," "Po ibility," "Power," "Promise," and "Trust," see those titles. [s. 808]