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Meaning of 'nonsuit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nonsuit [ a.]
- Nonsuited.
2 . Nonsuit [ n.]
- 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.
3 . Nonsuit [ v. t.]
- To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up.

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non non assumpsit non compos non compos mentis non est factum non est inventus non liquet non obstante non pros. non prosequitur

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