formal notice to a plaintiff that the prosecutor will not continue a suit, 1681, from L., lit. "to be unwilling to pursue." The verb nolle-pross is attested from 1880.
Main Entry: nolle pros·e·qui Pronunciation: -'prä-s&-"kwI, -"kwE Function: noun Etymology: Latin, to be unwilling to pursue : an entry in a criminal action denoting that the prosecutor will not prosecute the case further in whole or as to one or more of several counts or one or more of several defendants —compare NON PROSEQUITUR
Main Entry: nol–pros Pronunciation: 'näl-'präs, 'n&l- Function: verb Inflected Forms: nol–prossed; nol–pros·sing transitive verb : to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi intransitive verb : to enter a nolle prosequi
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