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non⋅suit

  [non-soot] Law.
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–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.
Origin:
1350–1400; non- + suit; r. ME nounsuyt < AF nounsute
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non·suit   (nŏn-sōōt')   
n.  A judgment against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute the case or to introduce sufficient evidence.
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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Main Entry: non·suit
Pronunciation: "nän-'süt
Function: noun
: a judgment entered against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute a case or inability to establish a prima facie case : DISMISSAL —nonsuit transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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