non est

[ non est ]

noun

, Law.

1. the returning of a sheriff's writ when the person to be arrested or served with it cannot be found in the sheriff's jurisdiction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of non est¹

1865–70; < Latin: short for non est inventus (he) was not found

Example Sentences

As the Latin maxim puts it: De gustibus non est disputandum.

From The Daily Beast

Fecit dextera Di virtutem: non est mortuus, sed vixit; & nunc incolumis narrat opera Di.

From Project Gutenberg

Lex non est decretum mere disciplinare: e natura ipsa contractus matrimonialis desumitur.

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De gustibus non est applies with as much force to religious as to secular life.

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I also concur with Madame de Stal in thinking the book dull: "Non est jocus esse malignum."

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Is Est and non est received in faith as well as in miracles, and is it inseparable in the others?

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