Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Non prosequitur \Non" pro*seq"ui*tur\ [L. he does not
prosecute.] (Law)
A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he
does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
non prosequitur
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]