nulla bona
- A Latin phrase meaning 'no goods'; used when a sheriff is unable to locate any property within a jurisdiction to seize in order to fulfill a judgment
- The debtor moved all his belongings, leaving the sheriff with a case of nulla bona.
- Since the company had no assets, the court order for repayment resulted in nulla bona.
- In her distress, she had nothing left for the creditors to take, leading to a nulla bona situation.
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