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noun
A declaration from the attorney general ending a criminal prosecution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: law
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noun
A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
A refusal, a denial, a rejection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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verb
To issue a nolle prosequi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Topics: law
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noun
an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nol pros
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Broader terms: entry
verb
drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: nolle pros, nol.pros.
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drop, knock off
History
From Latin nolle prosequi (“to not want to pursue”). Cf. prosecute.
Across languages
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