NOLLE PROSEQUI

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed

Synonyms:

nol pros; nolle prosequi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("nolle prosequi" is a kind of...):

entry (an item inserted in a written record)

Derivation:

nolle prosequi (drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records)

Meaning:

Drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

Example:

They nolle prossed the charge

Synonyms:

nol.pros.; nolle pros; nolle prosequi

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "nolle prosequi" is one way to...):

drop; knock off (stop pursuing or acting)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

nolle prosequi (an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed)