: a judgment against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute a case or inability to establish a prima facie case
nonsuit
transitive verb
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The defense then filed a 13-page motion for nonsuit, claiming that Greer had failed to present any eyewitness, law enforcement, scientific or documentary evidence linking Shacknai to the death.
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Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
Victoria Beckham made a slouchy nonsuit, and Fendi gave it an urban line, but either way the effect is both besuited and rebooted.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 June 2017
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Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
Victoria Beckham made a slouchy nonsuit, and Fendi gave it an urban line, but either way the effect is both besuited and rebooted.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 June 2017
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“Nonsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonsuit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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nonsuit
noun
non·suit
ˌnän-ˈsüt 
1
: a judgment entered against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute a case or inability to establish a prima facie case : dismissal
2
: voluntary dismissal at dismissal
nonsuit
verb
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