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nonsuit

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɒnˈsuːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(non so̅o̅t′)

non•suit (non so̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation [Law.]
n.

Lawa 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.

Lawto subject to a nonsuit.

Anglo-French nounsute
1350–1400; non- + suit; replacing Middle English nounsuyt

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

nonsuit /nɒnˈsuːt; -ˈsjuːt/ n

an order of a judge dismissing a suit when the plaintiff fails to show he or she has a good cause of action or fails to produce any evidence

(transitive) to order the dismissal of the suit of (a person)

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