aller sans jour
aller sans jour (a-lay sanzhoor). [Law French] To go without day. • This phrase prays for a final dismissal of a case. — Also spelled aler sans jour. See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY; ADEU.
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sans jour
sans jour (sawnzhooror sanz joor). [Law French] Hist. Without day; SINE DIE. See ALLER SANS JOUR.
go hence without day
go hence without day. (Of a defendant to a lawsuit) to be finished with legal proceedings without any further settings on the court’s calendar. • Thus, a defendant who “goes hence without day” succeeds in getting a case finally resolved, usu. by dismissal. The phrase derives from the Law French phrase aller sans jour, and
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adeu
adeu ([schwa]-dyoo), adv. [Law French] Without day. • This is a common term in the Year Books, indicating a final dismissal from court (alez adeu “go hence without day”). See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY; ALLER SANS JOUR.