Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
dismissal for want of prosecution
A court's dismissal of a lawsuit because the plaintiff has failed to pursue the case diligently toward completion. - Abbr. DWOP. -Also termed dismissal for failure to prosecute.
dismissed for want of prosecution
(Of a case) removed from the court's docket because the plaintiff has failed to pursue the case diligently toward completion. See dismissal for want of prosecution under DISMISSAL (1).
want of prosecution
Failure of a litigant to pursue the case <dismissal for want of prosecution. - Also termed lack of prosecution; no progress. - Abbr. w.o.p.