DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION
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). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1758; Pretrial Procedure
581–602. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit §§ 43, 51, 67–73.] [Blacks Law 8th]