nol-prossing

Variant of nol-pros

nol-pros definition

☆ nol-pros (näl präs′)

transitive verb nol-prossed -·prossed′, nol-prossing -·pros′·sing

to abandon (all or part of a suit) by entering a nolle prosequi on the court records

Etymology: < abbrev. of nolle prosequi

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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