Search Results for: NONSUIT

voluntary nonsuit

voluntary nonsuit 自愿撤诉 原告在提起诉讼后,经传唤而不出庭、或不继续支持诉讼的进行、或自愿放弃诉讼并同意在费用〔costs〕上作对被告有利的判决的情况下,由法庭所作的对原告不利的判决。在陪审团退庭评议之前,或在无陪审团时的判决宣布之前的任何时间,原告都有权自愿撤销诉讼。 (→non(-)suit; voluntary dismissal)

voluntary nonsuit Read More »

nonsuit

nonsuit, n. 1. A plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of a case or of a defendant, without a decision on the merits. • Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a voluntary dismissal is equivalent to a nonsuit. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). — Also termed voluntary discontinuance. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1691; Pretrial Procedure 501. C.J.S.

nonsuit Read More »

Scroll to Top