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The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action.

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  1. n. The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action.
  2. The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action. Blackstone.
  3. The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court bythe plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action.Blackstone.
  4. retraxit (plural retraxits) (law, obsolete) A dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.