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non-lieu

French, noun/nɔ̃.ljø/

non-lieu is a French masculine noun meaning “dismissal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Déclaration d’un juge d’instruction pour constater qu’il n’y a pas lieu de donner suite à une plainte, à une…”.

What does non-lieu mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinedismissal

  2. 2

    masculinenonplace

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Déclaration d’un juge d’instruction pour constater qu’il n’y a pas lieu de donner suite à une plainte, à une action en justice.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of non-lieu

  • non-lieux plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce non-lieu?

  • /nɔ̃.ljø/
  • \nɔ̃.ljø\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to non-lieu

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.