See Also: BILL, TRUE(law)
TRUE BILL, practice(law)
BILL OF DEBT, BILL OBLIGATORY, contracts(law)
neutrality(encyclopedia)
neutrality(medicine)
Tax-neutrality(money)
neutrality(dictionary)
Tax neutrality(finance)
neutrality(dictionary)
true(2)(dictionary)

TRUE BILL, practice (law) and neutrality (medicine)


TRUE BILL, practice (law)


TRUE BILL, practice. These words are endorsed on a bill of indictment, when a grand jury, after having heard the witnesses for the government, are of a grand jury, after having heard the witnesses for the government, are of opinion that there is sufficient cause to put the defendant on his trial. opinion that there is sufficient cause to put the defendant on his trial. Formerly, the endorsement was Billa vera, when legal proceedings were in Formerly, the endorsement was Billa vera, when legal proceedings were in Latin; it is still the practice to write on the back of the bill Ignoramus, Latin; it is still the practice to write on the back of the bill Ignoramus, when the jury do not find it to be a true bill. Vide Grand Jury. when the jury do not find it to be a true bill. Vide Grand Jury.

neutrality (medicine)


neutrality


1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference. "Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects." (Addison)

2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.

3. <chemistry> The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral.

4. The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between Other powers.

5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states. Armed neutrality, the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent.

Origin: Cf. F. Neutralite.

Source: Websters Dictionary