transitive verb
-·prossed′, -·pros′singLaw to abandon (all or part of a suit) by entering a nolle prosequi on the court records
Origin of nol-pros
from abbreviation, abbreviated of nolle prosequinol-pros
nol. pros.Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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nol pros
transitive verb
Variant of nolle pros
nol. pros.
abbreviation
nolle prosequi
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present nol-prosses, present participle nol-prossing, simple past and past participle nol-prossed)
- (law) To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute.
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