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Nulla bona is a
Latin legal
A number of Latin terms are used in law, legal terminology and legal maxims. This is a partial list of these terms, which are wholly or substantially drawn from Latin.
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term meaning "no goods" – a sheriff writes this when he can find no property to seize to pay off a court judgment. Synonymous with return nulla bona, it denotes the return of a
writ of execution
A writ of execution (also known as an execution) is a court order granted to put in force a judgment of possession obtained by a plaintiff from a court. When issuing a writ of execution, a court typically will order a sheriff or other similar of ...
signifying that the officer made a 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.
It may also be used as a plea by a garnishee, denying that he holds property of, or is indebted to, the defendant.
The nulla bona is issued by the Master of the High Court if after the issue of a warrant of execution, the attached property of the debtor is found to be insufficient to suffice for the payment of creditors.
Latin legal terminology