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Nolle Prosequi

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Noun

1. nol pros, nolle prosequi

an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed

Verb

2. nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi

drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

Example Sentences:
'They nolle prossed the charge'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nolle Prosequi

see synonyms of nolle prosequi
noun
law
an entry made on the court record when the plaintiff in a civil suit or prosecutor in a criminal prosecution undertakes not to continue the action or prosecution
Compare non prosequitur

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Nolle Prosequi

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Law
1. 
formal notice by the prosecutor that prosecution in a criminal case will be ended as to one or more counts, one or more defendants, or altogether
2. 
similar notice by the plaintiff in a civil suit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nolle Prosequi

see synonyms of nolle prosequi
n. Abbr. nol. pros.
A declaration that the plaintiff in a civil case or the prosecutor in a criminal case will drop prosecution of all or part of a suit or indictment.

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