Crossword clues for nonsuit
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, n. (Law) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.
Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonsuited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Nonsuiting.] (Law)
To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having
dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it
up. ``When two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited.''
--Z. Swift.
Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, a.
Nonsuited.
--D. A. Tyng.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context legal English) A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits. 2 (context legal English) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff. vb. (context legal transitive English) To dismiss (a plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
Usage examples of "nonsuit".
I will not attempt to explain the intricacies of an Irish lawsuit farther than to note that, owing to some deficiency in their pleas, the trespassers underwent a nonsuit, or some analogous doom, and went gloomily away without having even the satisfaction of a fair fight in court.
This seasonable supply enabled our hero to stand trial with his adversary, who was nonsuited, and also to mend his external appearance, which of late had not been extremely magnificent.