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ABANDONMENT OF AN ACTION

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ABANDONMENT (Fr. abandonnement, from abandonner, to abandon, relinquish; abandonner was originally equivalent to mettred banddn, to leave to the jurisdiction, i.e. of another, bandon being from Low Latin bandum, bannum, order, decree, " ban ")

ABANDONMENT OF AN See also:
ACTION
ACTION iS the discontinuance of proceedings commenced in the High See also:

Court of See also:

JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

Justice either because the See also:

PLAINTIFF

plaintiff is convinced that he will not succeed in his action or for other reasons. Previous to the Judicature See also:

ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act of 1875, considerable See also:

LATITUDE (Lat. latitudo, latus, broad)

latitude was allowed as to the See also:

time when a suitor might abandon his action, and yet preserve his right to bring another action on the same suit (see See also:

NONSUIT (Fr. non suit, he does not pursue)

NoNSUIT) ; but since 1875 this right has been considerably curtailed, and a plaintiff who 6 3 0 2 7 1 5 4 0 8 has delivered his reply (see See also:

PLEADING (Fr. plaider, plaidoyer)

PLEADING), and afterwards wishes to abandon his action, can generally obtain leave so to do only on See also:

CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of bringing no further proceedings in the See also:

MATTER

matter.

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