nonsuit definition

nonsuit

Plaintiff's voluntary withdrawal of a case (amounting to its dismissal), or the name of a person listed as a defendant in the complaint.

Judge's dismissal of a case (or its withdrawal from a jury) because the plaintiff failed to make out a proper case based on admissible evidence.

nonsuit is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.

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