nonsuit

[ non-soot ]

/ nɒnˈsut /

Law.

noun

a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.

verb (used with object)

to subject to a nonsuit.

Origin of nonsuit

1350–1400; non- + suit; replacing Middle English nounsuyt<Anglo-French nounsute

Words nearby nonsuit

nonstress test, nonstriated, non-striker, nonsuch, Nonsuch Palace, nonsuit, nonsulfide, nonsupport, nonsurgical, nonswimmer, nonsyllabic

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Example sentences from the Web for nonsuit

Then the Claimant's advisers, to avoid the inevitable verdict for their opponents, elected to be nonsuit.
Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton|Anonymous
In cases of nonsuit, and also when no cause of action is found, judgment is rendered against the plantiff for the costs.
The Government Class Book|Andrew W. Young
If a plaintiff does not answer or appear when his name is called in court, the justice enters judgment of nonsuit.
The Government Class Book|Andrew W. Young
Nonsuit for the plaintiffs—for the young student a hum of commendation.
A Book About Lawyers|John Cordy Jeaffreson

That was made at nisi prius in answer to a motion for a nonsuit in an action brought for an infringement of a patent right.
Monopolies and the People|D. C. Cloud

British Dictionary definitions for nonsuit

nonsuit

/ (nɒnˈsuːt, -ˈsjuːt) law /

noun

an order of a judge dismissing a suit when the plaintiff fails to show he has a good cause of action or fails to produce any evidence

verb

(tr) to order the dismissal of the suit of (a person)

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单词	nonsuit
释义	nonsuit [ non-soot ] / nɒnˈsut / Law. noun a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence. verb (used with object) to subject to a nonsuit. Origin of nonsuit 1350–1400; non- + suit; replacing Middle English nounsuyt<Anglo-French nounsute Words nearby nonsuit nonstress test, nonstriated, non-striker, nonsuch, Nonsuch Palace, nonsuit, nonsulfide, nonsupport, nonsurgical, nonswimmer, nonsyllabic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nonsuit Then the Claimant's advisers, to avoid the inevitable verdict for their opponents, elected to be nonsuit. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton\|Anonymous In cases of nonsuit, and also when no cause of action is found, judgment is rendered against the plantiff for the costs. The Government Class Book\|Andrew W. Young If a plaintiff does not answer or appear when his name is called in court, the justice enters judgment of nonsuit. The Government Class Book\|Andrew W. Young Nonsuit for the plaintiffs—for the young student a hum of commendation. A Book About Lawyers\|John Cordy Jeaffreson That was made at nisi prius in answer to a motion for a nonsuit in an action brought for an infringement of a patent right. Monopolies and the People\|D. C. Cloud British Dictionary definitions for nonsuit nonsuit / (nɒnˈsuːt, -ˈsjuːt) law / noun an order of a judge dismissing a suit when the plaintiff fails to show he has a good cause of action or fails to produce any evidence verb (tr) to order the dismissal of the suit of (a person) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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