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nolle prosequi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nolle prosequi has 1 sense
- nolle prosequi(n = noun.communication) nol pros - an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed; Array is a kind of entry
Derived form verb nolle prosequi1
Verb nolle prosequi has 1 sense
- nolle prosequi(v = verb.change) nol.pros., nolle pros - drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records; "They nolle prossed the charge" is one way to drop, knock off
Derived form noun nolle prosequi1
Sample sentences:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
nolle prosequi, [L., to be unwilling to prosecute.].
Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nolle prosequi, n. Law 1 the relinquishment by a plaintiff or prosecutor of all or part of a suit.
2 the entry of this on record.
2 the entry of this on record.
Etymology
L, = refuse to pursue
ROGET THESAURUS
nolle prosequi
Relinquishment
N relinquishment, abandonment, desertion, defection, secession, withdrawal, cave of Adullam, nolle prosequi, discontinuance, renunciation, abrogation, resignation, desuetude, cession, unpursued, relinquished, relinquishing, Int, avast!, aufgeschoben ist nicht aufgehoben, entbehre gern was du nicht hast, relinquishment, abandonment, renunciation, expropriation, dereliction, cession, surrender, dispensation, quitclaim deed, resignation, riddance, derelict, foundling, jetsam, waif, discards, culls, rejects, garbage, refuse, rubbish, relinquished, cast off, derelict, unowned, unappropriated, unculled, left, Int, away with!.
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