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n

  1. The dismissal of a case by the judge for procedural infirmity or lack of any evidence, without reaching a decision on the merits.
  2. A plaintiffÂ’s voluntary dismissal of a case.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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