NONSUIT


Meaning of NONSUIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnän-ˈsüt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French nounsuyte, from noun- non- + siute pursuit, legal suit — more at suit

Date: 14th century

: a judgment against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute a case or inability to establish a prima facie case

• nonsuit transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.