Nonsuit

Not following up the cause; failure on the part of a plaintiff to continue the prosecution of his suit. An abandonment or renunciation of his suit, by a plaintiff, either by omitting to take the next necessary steps, or voluntarily relinquishing the action, or pursuant to an order of the court. An order or judgment, granted upon the trial of a cause, that the plaintiff has abandoned, or shall abandon, the further prosecution of his suit. A voluntary nonsuil is one incurred by the plaintifi’s own act or omission, and is a judgment entered against him as a consequence of his abandoning or not following up his cause, or being absent when his presence is required. An involuntary nonsuit is a judgment entered against the plaintiff by direction of the court wheu, upon trial, he has not adduced any evidence on which the jury could find a verdict under the rules of law.