Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 515:15

  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
If the plaintiff does not elect to become nonsuited he may enter the action at the next term of the superior court, filing with the clerk attested copies of all papers in the case, and may prosecute the action in that court as if originally begun therein.