- voluntary discontinuance
- The dismissal of an action or the taking of a nonsuit by the plaintiff. 24 Am J2d Dism § 2.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
voluntary discontinuance
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discontinuance — /diskantinyuwans/ Ending, causing to cease, ceasing to use, giving up, leaving off. Refers to the termination or abandonment of a project, structure, highway, or the like. The cessation of the proceedings in an action where the plaintiff… … Black's law dictionary
discontinuance — /diskantinyuwans/ Ending, causing to cease, ceasing to use, giving up, leaving off. Refers to the termination or abandonment of a project, structure, highway, or the like. The cessation of the proceedings in an action where the plaintiff… … Black's law dictionary
discontinuance — In the modern sense of the term, a voluntary dismissal or the taking of a nonsuit; at early common law, the failure of a litigant to continue his suit regularly from day to day or from term to term between the commencement of the action and final … Ballentine's law dictionary
discontinue — I (abandon) verb abolish, abort, abrogate, abstain, annul, apostatize, arrest, break, break off, bring to a close, bring to an end, call off, cancel, cause a discontinuance, cease, cease using, check, close, complete, conclude, consummate, demit … Law dictionary
dismissal — An order for the termination of a case without a trial of any of its issues; a voluntary discontinuance by the plaintiff. 24 Am J2d Dism § 1. A judgment dismissing a cause as finally adjudicated against the plaintiff. The termination of a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
