NIHIL

nihil

(noun) (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); “nihil habet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nihil (plural nihils)

(legal) A nihil dicit.

(chiefly, philosophy) nothingness, nonbeing

Source: Wiktionary


Ni"hil, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: Nothing. Nihil album Etym: [L., white nothing] (Chem.), oxide of zinc. See under Zinc.

– Nihil debet Etym: [L., he owes nothing] (Law), the general issue in certain actions of debt.

– Nihil dicit Etym: [L., he says nothing] (Law), a declinature by the defendant to plead or answer. Tomlins.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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