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Non-suit
A non-suit (British English) or nonsuit (American English) is a legal procedure. A plaintiff (or other person bringing a civil action, such as a petitioner) drops his or her suit, under certain circumstances that do not prevent another action being brought later on the same facts.
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Non-suit
In the United States, a voluntary nonsuit is a motion taken by the plaintiff to release one or more of the defendants from liability. So, for example, if a plaintiff wishes to give up on the lawsuit, he or she can file a nonsuit as to all defendants with the court, and all proceedings will stop. Alternately, if a plaintiff settles with one of several defendants, he or she can file a nonsuit as to that one. A nonsuit is a right of the plaintiff, but it may be prevented if the defendant has pleaded for affirmative relief. The law in the United States was established as early as 1828 when the Supreme Court ruled: De Wolf v. Rabaud 26 U.S. 476, 497. A compulsory nonsuit is a decision by a court that a case cannot proceed to trial, either on substantive or procedural grounds. Depending on which grounds the nonsuit is entered, the plaintiff may or may not be able to file his case again. In the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the term does not appear, but a dismissal under Rules 12 and 41 has a similar effect. ⁕Often, the term "nonsuit" will appear in older U.S. cases. The meaning of the term in most of these older cases is the same as described for the United Kingdom. This is because most colonies, upon separation from England, still used English common law. Modernly, this type of motion is known as a "motion of dismissal".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of non-suit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of non-suit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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