Non prosequitur (also known as non pros.) is a legal judgment "against the plaintiff for a neglect to take any of those steps which it is incumbent on him to take in due time." [1] A non pros judgment is a final judgment, which is only re-opened with cause shown. [2]
- ^ Black, Henry Campbell (1910). A Law Dictionary Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern:. West Publishing Company.
- ^ The American and English Encyclopædia of Law: Must to Oath (1892), p. 717 (accessible on Google Books)
Non prosequitur (also known as non pros.) is a legal judgment "against the plaintiff for a neglect to take any of those steps which it is incumbent on him to take in due time." [1] A non pros judgment is a final judgment, which is only re-opened with cause shown. [2]
- ^ Black, Henry Campbell (1910). A Law Dictionary Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern:. West Publishing Company.
- ^ The American and English Encyclopædia of Law: Must to Oath (1892), p. 717 (accessible on Google Books)