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nonsuit(2)(dictionary)
nonsuit(dictionary)
VOLUNTARY NONSUIT, practice(law)

nonsuit(2) (iou)



nonsuit noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman no(u)nsuit, formed as NON- + SUIT noun.]
Law. The cessation of a suit as a result of the voluntary withdrawal of the plaintiff (obsolete exc. US). Now usu., the stoppage of a suit by the judge when the plaintiff fails to make out a legal case or to bring sufficient evidence.