two dismissal rule
two-dismissal rule. The rule that a notice of voluntary dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits — not merely as a dismissal without prejudice — when filed by a plaintiff who has already dismissed the same claim in another court. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1714; Pretrial Procedure 519. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit § 13.]
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