VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / non prosequitur

Thesaurus: non prosequitur

A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

entereddefinitionjudgmentdefinitionplaintiffdefinitionagainstdefinitionappeardefinitionprosecutedefinitionsuitdefinitionactiondefinitionappeareddefinitioncontinueddefinitioncourtdefinitiondefendantdefinitionfavordefinitiontheirdefinitionnon prosfamilynon pros.familynomotheteneighbornomotheticneighbornomotheticalneighbornon assumpsitneighbornon composneighbornon liquetneighbornon obstanteneighbornon sequiturneighbornon vultneighbornon-academicsneighbor

Definitions

  1. A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.
  2. n. a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued their action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
  3. A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.
  4. A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where hedoes not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.