nolle prosequi

• POS: Noun Phrase
• HYPHEN: nol=le pros=e=qui

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.

Etymology

L, = refuse to pursue

ROGET THESAURUS

nolle prosequi

Relinquishment

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