In prac-tice. The withdrawing by a plaintiff of the nisi prius or trial record filed in a cause, just before the trial is entered upon, for the pur-pose of preventing tbe cause from being tried. This may be done before tbe jury are sworn, and afterwards, by consent of the defend-ant’s counsel. 2 Tidd, Pr. 851; 1 Archb. Pr
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
