- Nulla bona
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Nulla bona is a Latin legal term meaning "no goods" -- a sheriff writes this when he can find no property to seize in order to pay off a court judgment. Synonymous with return nulla bona, it denotes the return of a writ of execution signifying that the officer made strict and diligent search but was unable to find any property of the defendant liable to seizure under the writ, whereof to make a levy. 30 Am J2d Exec § 561.
It may also be used as a plea by a garnishee, denying that he holds property of, or is indebted to, the defendant.
Categories:- Latin legal terms
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