nihil : Idioms & Phrases
Nihil album
L., white nothing (Chem.) , oxide of zinc. See underZinc .
Webster 1913
Nihil debet
L., he owes nothing (Law) , the general issue in certain actions of debt.
Webster 1913
Nihil dicit
L., he says nothing (Law) , a declinature by the defendant to plead or answer.
Webster 1913
nihil obstat
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noun the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church
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noun authoritative approval
