Meaning of nonsuit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
2. A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.

Examples

“[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.”

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