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Voluntary Nonsuit

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In practice. The abandonment of his cause by a plaintiff, and an agreement that a judgment for costs be entered against him. 3 Bouv. Inst, note 3306.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A throwing up of his case by a plaintiff and his consent to a judgment against him for costs. See 86 Tex. 682, 26 S. E. 933.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Practice. The abandonment of his cause by a plaintiff, and an agreement that a judgment for costs be entered against him. See Nonsuit.