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retraxit

he/she has withdrawn] : the withdrawing of a suit in court by the plaintiff that results in a dismissal with prejudice

stipulate

Civil Code"] 3 : to agree respecting an aspect of legal proceedings used with to [stipulated to a dismissal of the claim with prejudice "National Law Journal"] [pleaded guilty to the charge of battery and stipulated to

sua sponte

the court to order a new trial sua sponte "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] [the court's sua sponte dismissal]

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substantive

a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure [a issue] [the instructions to the jury] [was dismissed on procedural and grounds] compare procedural 2 : affecting rights, duties, or causes of actions [a statutory change]

tenure

: a status granted to a teacher usually after a probationary period that protects him or her from dismissal except for reasons of incompetence, gross misconduct, or financial necessity te·nur·ial [te-nyr-ē-əl] adj te·nur·ial·ly [-ə-lē] adv

Cashierer

One who rejects discards or dismisses as a cashierer of monarchs

Congeacute

The act of taking leave parting ceremony farewell also dismissal

Dimission

Leave to depart a dismissing

Plea

answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed delayed or barred In criminal practice the plea is the defendants formal answer to the indictment or information

Abuse of process

and BILL OF PEACE. Second complaint would amount to abuse of process of court where first complaint was dismissed after considering evidence, Pramatha Nath Talukdar v. Saroj Ranjan Sarkar, AIR 1962 SC 876: (1962) 1 Cr LJ

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