What is the withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action. Blackstone called?
retraxit — The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action. Blackstone. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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