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 Non Con.Non mi Recordo, 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Non Est.
 
A contraction of Non est inventus (not to be found). They are the words which the sheriff writes on a writ when the defendant is not to be found in his bailiwick.   1
 


 Non Con.Non mi Recordo, 

 
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