nonsuit (0 synonym found)

Definition of nonsuit:

(n) : A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
(v) : (transitive, law) To dismiss (a suit or plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
(n) : A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.

Definition of nonsuit:

(n) : A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
(v) : (transitive, law) To dismiss (a suit or plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
(n) : A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.

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