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Neglecting to perform a legal obligation. In a judicial proceeding, the nonappearance of a defendant in the time required by law, resulting in a default judgment. A similar nonappearance of a plaintiff may result in a nonsuit.
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Docket Entry, Nonsuit, 23 October 1845 [
Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.
]
Docket Entry, Writ of Inquiry, 20 May 1846 [
Maria Lawrence et al. v. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS
]
Introduction to
JS v. Brotherton