nonsuitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

non- +‎ suit

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɒnsuːt/, /ˈnɒnsjuːt/

名詞

nonsuit (複数形 nonsuits)

1. (law) A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
2. (law) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.

動詞

nonsuit (三人称単数 現在形 nonsuits, 現在分詞 nonsuiting, 過去形および過去分詞形 nonsuited)

1. (law, transitive) To dismiss (a suit または plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
   • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 15, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume I, London: Harrison and Co., […], published 1781, OCLC 316121541:

     In short, the attorney was nonsuited, to the satisfaction of all who knew him […] .