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Non Prosequitur
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non prosequitur n
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[Late Latin, he or she does not prosecute]
: a judgment entered against a plaintiff for failure to appear to prosecute a suit compare nolle prosequi
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.