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Peremptory Nonsuit

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An involuntary nonsuit. See "Nonsuit."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A judgment for the defendant rendered upon the failure of the plaintiff to es-establish a prima facie case. See 137 Pa. 428, 20 Atl. 802.