nonsuit

[non-soot]

non·suit

[non-soot] Law.
noun
1.
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)
2.
to subject to a nonsuit.

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Nonsuit is always a great word to know.
So is distress. Does it mean:
the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt
an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution

Origin:
1350–1400; non- + suit; replacing Middle English nounsuyt < Anglo-French nounsute
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nonsuit (nɒnˈsuːt, -ˈsjuːt)
 
n
1.  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
 
vb
2.  (tr) to order the dismissal of the suit of (a person)

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