nonsuit

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non·suit | \ ˌnän-ˈsüt

Definition of nonsuit

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

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Recent Examples on the Web 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. — 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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