3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, a. Nonsuited. --D. A. Tyng. [1913 Webster]
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