单词 | nonsuit |
释义 | non·suit (nŏn-st) n. 1. A judgment against a plaintiff for failure to present enough evidence for a jury to decide in the plaintiff's favor, or for failure to pursue a lawsuit, such as by proceeding to trial. 2. A dismissal of a lawsuit because the plaintiff has failed to pursue it. tr.v. non·suit·ed, non·suit·ing, non·suits To render a judgment of nonsuit against (a plaintiff). [Middle English, failure of a plaintiff to prosecute, from Anglo-Norman nounsuite : noun-, no (from Latin nōn; see NON-) + suite, suit; see SUIT.] |
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