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Renunciation vs Nonsuit - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between renunciation and nonsuit

is that renunciation is the act of rejecting]] or [[renounce|renouncing something as invalid while nonsuit is (legal) a lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.

As a verb nonsuit is

(legal|transitive) to dismiss (a plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.

renunciation

English

(wikipedia renunciation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of rejecting]] or [[renounce, renouncing something as invalid
    • The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
  • the resignation of an ecclesiastical office
    • The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.

    Related terms

    * renouncement

    See also

    * abjurement * repudiation

    External links

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    nonsuit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A lawsuit that is dismissed as having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
  • (legal) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (legal) To dismiss (a plaintiff) on the grounds of his or her lawsuit having been brought without cause, prior to an adjudication on the merits.
  • * (Zephaniah Swift)
    • When two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited .