Question: is a dismissal without prejudice a final judgment

Answer: No, Two of the more common applications of the word are as part of the terms ``with prejudice'' and ``without prejudice''. In general, an action taken with prejudice is essentially final; in particular, ``dismissal with prejudice'' would forbid a party from refiling the case, and might occur either because of misconduct on the part of the party who filed the claim or criminal complaint or could be the result of an out of court agreement or settlement. Dismissal without prejudice (in Latin, ``salvis iuribus'') would leave the party an option to refile, and is often a response to procedural or technical problems with the filing that the party could correct when filing again.