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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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Victoria Beckham made a slouchy nonsuit, and Fendi gave it an urban line, but either way the effect is both besuited and rebooted.
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Origin and Etymology of nonsuit
Middle English, from Anglo-French nounsuyte, from noun- non- + siute pursuit, legal suit — more at suit
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\ˌnän-ˈsüt\
Legal Definition of nonsuit
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
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