non prosequitur

Meanings

phrase

datedprobablylawA judgement entered against the plaintiff in a lawsuit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute in the allowed time.
enter judgment of non prosequitur
1 more example
the defendant enters non prosequitur

nouna judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued their action (e.g., has not appeared in court)

Similar

non pros

Broader

judgment judgementjudicial decision

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Latin [Term?], meaning "he does not prosecute".

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