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noun
A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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verb
To dismiss (a suit or plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: law
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History
From non- + suit.
