noun
a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
• Syn: ↑non pros
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑judgment, ↑judgement, ↑judicial decision
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\\|nän(ˌ)prōˈsekwə̇d.ə(r), |nōn-\ noun (plural non prosequiturs)Etymology: Late Latin, he does not prosecute
: a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit in which he does not appear to prosecute — abbr. non pros.; compare nolle prosequi
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/non' proh sek"wi teuhr/, Law.
a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
[1760-70; < L non prosequitur lit., he does not pursue (prosecute)]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.