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non prosequitur

non prosequitur phrase: a judgement entered against the plaintiff in a lawsuit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute in the allowed time.

Phrase

non prosequitur

  1. (dated, probably) A judgement entered against the plaintiff in a lawsuit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute in the allowed time.
    • the defendant enters non prosequitur
    • enter judgment of non prosequitur

Origin of non prosequitur

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

Questions about non prosequitur

What does non prosequitur mean?
Non prosequitur means a judgement entered against the plaintiff in a lawsuit where he/she fails to appear to prosecute in the allowed time.
What part of speech is non prosequitur?
Non prosequitur is a phrase.

Words near non prosequitur in the dictionary

  1. non partant
  2. non partants
  3. non placet
  4. non placets
  5. non possumus
  6. non prosequitur
  7. non sequitor
  8. non sequitous
  9. non sequitur
  10. non sequituri
  11. non sequiturs

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