non prosequitur

English Thesaurus

1. a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	judgement, judgment, judicial decision,
definition	:	(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)