Non prosequitur (also known as non pros.) is a legal

judgment Judgement (or US spelling judgment) is also known as '' adjudication'', which means the evaluation of evidence to make a decision. Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions. The term has at least five distinct uses. Aristotle s ...

"against the plaintiff for a neglect to take any of those steps which it is incumbent on him to take in due time." A non pros judgment is a final judgment, which is only re-opened with cause shown.''The American and English Encyclopædia of Law: Must to Oath'' (1892), p. 717 (accessible on Google Books)

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