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[syn: non prosequitur, non pros]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Non pros \Non" pros.`\
An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
non pros
n 1: 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 prosequitur, non pros]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
NON PROS, or NON PROSEQUITUR. The name of a judgment rendered against a
plaintiff for neglecting to prosecute his suit agreeably to law and the
rules of the court. Vide Grah. Pr. 763; 3 Chit. Pr. 910; 1 Sell. Pr. 359; 1
Penna. Pr. 84; Caines' Pr. 102; 2 Arch. Pr. 204 and article Judgment of Non
Pros.