nonsuit
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See also: non-suit
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]nonsuit (plural nonsuits)
- (law) A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
- (law) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.
Verb
[edit]nonsuit (third-person singular simple present nonsuits, present participle nonsuiting, simple past and past participle nonsuited)
- (law, 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.
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- In short, the attorney was nonsuited, to the satisfaction of all who knew him […] .
- c. 1821, Zephaniah Swift, The Public Statute Laws of the State of Connecticut:
- he shall be nonsuited , and pay cost to the defendant