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NONSUIT

\nˌɒnsˈuːt], \nˌɒnsˈuːt], \n_ˌɒ_n_s_ˈuː_t]\

Definitions of NONSUIT

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Nonsuited.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Nonsuited.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To dismiss a case.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A withdrawal of a suit at law, either voluntarily or by the judgment of the court.
To record that a plaintiff drops his suit.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Stopping of a suit at law.
To record against a plaintiff that the suit is dropped.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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