non·suit (n n-s t )n. A judgment against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute the case or to introduce sufficient evidence. tr.v. non·suit·ed, non·suit·ing, non·suits To render a judgment of nonsuit against (a plaintiff). [Middle English, failure of a plaintiff to prosecute, from Anglo-Norman nounsuite : noun-, no (from Latin n  n; see non-) + suite, suit; see suit.] |
nonsuit [nɒnˈsuːt -ˈsjuːt] Law
n
(Law) an order of a judge dismissing a suit when the plaintiff fails to show he has a good cause of action or fails to produce any evidence
vb
(Law) (tr) to order the dismissal of the suit of (a person)
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