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nol⋅le pros⋅e⋅qui

[nol-ee pros-i-kwahy, -kwee]
–noun Law.
an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.

Origin:
1675–85; < L: be unwilling to pursue, do not prosecute
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nol·le pros·e·qui   (nŏl'ē prŏs'ĭ-kwī', -kwē')   
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.

[Latin nōlle prōsequī, to be unwilling to pursue : nōlle, to be unwilling + prōsequī, to pursue.]
nol. pros.  
abbr.  nolle prosequi
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Word Origin & History

nolle prosequi 
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.
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
nol. pros.
nolle prosequi
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