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nonsuit

Syllabification: (non·suit)
Pronunciation: /nänˈso͞ot/

Law
Definition of nonsuit

verb

[with object]
  • (of a judge or court) subject (a plaintiff) to the stoppage of their suit on the grounds of failure to make a legal case or bring sufficient evidence.

noun

  • a court-ordered stoppage of a suit on the grounds that the plaintiff has failed to make a legal case or bring sufficient evidence.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, literally 'not pursuing' (see non-, suit)

nonsuit in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of nonsuit in the British & World English dictionary