retraxit

English

Etymology

From Latin retraxit (“[he] has withdrawn”), inflection of retraho (“[I] withdraw”).

Noun

retraxit (plural retraxits)

1. (law, obsolete) A dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.

Synonyms

• withdraught

Hypernyms

• dismissal, ruling

See also

• nonsuit

Latin

Verb

retrāxit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of retrahō