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Law. Usually in form Nichil. = nihil, n. 2.
Law. The return made by a sheriff to the exchequer in cases where the party named in the writ has no goods upon which a levy can be made.
The return made (by a sheriff or other officer) upon an execution for debt when the party has no goods to be seized.
Law. = nichil, n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.