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Powhatan(encyclopedia)
nonsuit(1)(dictionary)
nonsuit(2)(dictionary)
nonsuit(dictionary)
VOLUNTARY NONSUIT, practice(law)

nonsuit(2) (iou) and Powhatan (iou)


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.

Powhatan (iou)



Powhatan noun & adjective. E17.
[Virginia Algonquian.]
A. noun.
A member of an Algonquian people of eastern Virginia. E17.
The language (now extinct) of this people, Virginia Algonquian. E20.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to this people or their language. L18.