WANT OF PROSECUTION

want of prosecution. Failure of a litigant to pursue the case (dismissal for want of prosecution). — Abbr. w.o.p.; w.p. — Also termed lack of prosecution; no progress. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1758; Pretrial Pro-cedure 581. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit §§ 51, 67, 69, 73.]