Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    To be nonsuit.

  • Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    To fall in the assise; i. e., to be nonsuited. Cowell; 3 Bl. Comm. 402.
    —Assisa cadit in juratam. The assise falls (turns) into a jury ; hence to submit a controversy to trial by juiy.