Nonsuit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɒns(j)uːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonsuit is a noun meaning A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
Meaning
A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
More Meanings
- A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.
- (transitive, law) 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.
Example Sentences
he shall be nonsuited , and pay cost to the defendant
In short, the attorney was nonsuited, to the satisfaction of all who knew him […].
[A]ltho the party be indicted as vvell as appeald, yet upon the nonſuit of the plaintiff, the proceeding for the king ſhall not be upon the indictment, but upon the appeal.
[W]here an appeal is brought at the ſuit of the party, and the plaintiff is nonſuit upon that appeal, yet the offender ſhall be arraigned at the king's ſuit upon ſuch appeal; […]
Word Forms
- nonsuits
- non-suit
- nonsuiting
- nonsuited
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonability, nondismissal, no-bill, default, nonindictment, nonverdict.
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