Nemo debet rem suam sine facto aut defectu suo amittere. No one should lose his property without his act or negligence¹. Co. Litt. 263.

Nemo est haeres viventes. No one is an heir to the living. 2 Bl. Com. 107; 1 Vin. Ab. 104, tit. Abeyance²; Merl. Räp. verbo Abeyance; Co. Litt. 342; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1694, 1832.

Nemo ex suo delicto melioroem suam conditionem facere potest. No one can improve his condition by a crime. Dig. 50, 17, 137.

Nemo ex alterius facto praegravari debet. No man ought to be burdened in consequence of another's act.

Nemo ex consilio obligatur. No man is bound for the advice he gives.

Nemo in propria causa testis ese debet. No one can be a witness in his own cause. But to this rule there are many exceptions.

Nemo inauditus condemnari debet, si non sit contumax. No man ought to be condemned³ unheard, unless he be contumacious⁴.

Nemo nascitur artifex. No one is born an artist. Co. LItt. 97.

Nemo patriam in qua natus est exuere, nec ligeantiae debitum ejurare possit. No man can renounce⁵ the country in which he was born, nor abjure⁶ the obligation of his allegiance. Co. LItt. 129. Sed vide Allegiance; Expatriation; Naturalization.

Nemo plus juris ad alienum transfere potest, quam ispe habent. One cannot transfer to another a right which he has not. Dig. 50, 17, 54; 10 Pet. 161, 175.

Nemo praesens nisi intelligat. One is not present unless he understands. See Presence.

Nemo potest contra recordum verificare per patriam. No one can verify by the country against a record. The issue upon a record cannot be tried by a jury.

Nemo potest esse tenes et dominus. No man can be at the same time tenant⁷ nad landlord of the same tenement⁸.