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NONSUIT
Etymology
Noun
nonsuit (plural nonsuits)
(legal) A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
(legal) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.
Verb
nonsuit (third-person singular simple present nonsuits, present participle nonsuiting, simple past and past participle nonsuited)
(legal, transitive) To dismiss (a suit or plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
Anagrams
• Tunison
Source: Wiktionary
Non"suit`, n. (Law)
Definition: A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.
Non"suit`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonsuited; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonsuiting.] (Law)
Definition: To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up. "When two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited." Z. Swift.
Non"suit`, a.
Definition: Nonsuited. D. A. Tyng.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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