verb
- dismissing a legal case against a plaintiff who fails to make a sufficient case or fails to proceed with the action
Usage: legal
Examples
- The judge is nonsuiting the plaintiff for failure to appear.
- The court considered nonsuiting the case due to insufficient evidence.
- After nonsuiting the original complaint, the plaintiff filed an amended version.
- The defense attorney requested that the court consider nonsuiting the action.
- The judge explained the grounds for nonsuiting before making the final decision.