Associations to the word «Nihil»

Wiktionary

NIHIL ALBUM, noun. (chemistry) (obsolete) zinc oxide
NIHIL DEBET, noun. (legal) The general issue in certain actions of debt.
NIHIL DICIT, noun. (legal) A declinature by the defendant to plead or answer.
NIHIL OBSTAT, noun. A declaration used by the Catholic Church to indicate a book has been found not to have breached religious or moral norms.
NIHIL OBSTATS, noun. Plural of nihil obstat

Dictionary definition

NIHIL, noun. (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet".

Wise words

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