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nonsuit
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[nɒnˈsuːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- stop (a lawsuit or the plaintiff bringing it), either by voluntary withdrawal by the plaintiff, or by a finding by the judge that the plaintiff has failed to make a legal case or bring sufficient evidence
(e.g: another action where the plaintiff has been nonsuited)
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, literally ‘not pursuing’(see non-, suit)
[nɒnˈsuːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an instance of nonsuiting a lawsuit or the plaintiff bringing it
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, literally ‘not pursuing’(see non-, suit)
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