NON SUM INFORMATUS
Categories: Criminal Law
Definition (1910 Edition)
Lat. I am not informed; I have not been instructed. The name of a species of judgment by default, which is entered when the defendant’s attorney announces that he is not informed of any answer to be given by him; usually in pursuance of a previous arrangement between the parties..
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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