Found 2 items, similar to Nolle prosequi.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nolle prosequi
nolle prosequi
n : an entry in the court record to the effect that the
plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed [syn:
nol pros]
v : declare that a legal case will not be prosecuted [syn:
nolle pros
,
nol. pros.]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nolle prosequi
Nolle prosequi
\Nol“le pros”e*qui\ [L., to be unwilling to
prosecute.] (Law)
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]