Non Prosequitur Definition

nŏn prə-sĕkwĭ-tər, nōn
noun
A judgment entered against a plaintiff who fails to appear at the court proceedings or fails to do any other thing procedurally necessary.
Webster's New World
A judgment against a plaintiff who has abandoned the case.
Webster's New World Law
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(law) A judgement entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute.

Wiktionary

Origin of Non Prosequitur

  • Late Latin nōn prosequitur he does not prosecute Latin nōn not prōsequitur third person sing. present tense of prōsequī to prosecute

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, meaning "he does not prosecute".

    From Wiktionary

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