N.O.V.
adj. shorthand acronym of Latin for non obstante veredicto (nahn ahb-stan-tuh very-dick-toe) meaning "notwithstanding the verdict," referring to a decision of a judge to set aside (reverse) a jury's decision in favor of one party in a lawsu ...

National Labor Relations Board
n. an independent regulatory commission created in 1935 by the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), with five members appointed by the President subject to confirmation by the Senate.

natural law
n. 1) standards of conduct derived from traditional moral principles (first mentioned by Roman jurists in the first century A.D.) and/or God's law and will. The biblical ten commandments, such as "thou shall not kill," are often included in ...

natural person
n. a real human being, as distinguished from a corporation, which is often treated at law as a fictitious person.

necessary
adj., adv. 1) essen- tial. 2) less forcefully, it can mean convenient, useful or making good sense.

necessary inference
n. 1) a conclusion militated by reason and logic applied to known facts. 2) unavoidable meaning.

necessary party
n. a person or entity whose interests will be affected by the outcome of a lawsuit, whose absence as a party in the suit prevents a judgment on all issues, but who cannot be joined in the lawsuit because that would deny jurisdiction to the particular ...