- nonsuit Law
- nonsuit Lawverb subject (a plaintiff) to the stoppage of their suit on the grounds of failure to make a case or to bring sufficient evidence.noun the stoppage of a suit on such grounds.
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nonsuit — non·suit /ˌnän süt/ n: a judgment entered against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute a case or inability to establish a prima facie case: dismissal nonsuit vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Nonsuit — Non suit , n. (Law) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonsuit — [nän′so͞ot′] n. [ME noun suyt < Anglo Fr nonsute: see NON & SUIT] Law 1. a judgment against a plaintiff for failing to proceed to trial, to establish a valid case, or to produce adequate evidence 2. the ending of a lawsuit by the voluntary… … English World dictionary
Nonsuit — Non suit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonsuited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonsuiting}.] (Law) To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up. When two are joined in a writ, and one is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonsuit — A method of taking the case from the jury for the insufficiency of the plaintiff s proof. 53 Am J1st Tr § 304. A determination that the evidence of the plaintiff is insufficient to support a judgment in his favor, wherefore the case should be… … Ballentine's law dictionary
compulsory nonsuit — >> nonsuit. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
nonsuit — non•suit [[t]nɒnˈsut[/t]] Law. 1) law a judgment against a plaintiff who fails to prosecute a case or provides insufficient evidence 2) law to subject to a nonsuit • Etymology: 1350–1400; < AF nounsute; see suit … From formal English to slang
dismissal and nonsuit — n. An end to a case caused by a plaintiff’s wish to end the matter or a plaintiff’s failure to pursue it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
nonsuit — /non sooht /, Law. n. 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. v.t. 2. to subject to a nonsuit. [1350 1400; NON + SUIT; r. ME nounsuyt < AF… … Universalium
nonsuit — n. & v. Law n. the stoppage of a suit by the judge when the plaintiff fails to make out a legal case or to bring sufficient evidence. v.tr. subject (a plaintiff) to a nonsuit. Etymology: ME f. AF no(u)nsuit … Useful english dictionary
