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nolle pros·equi (nä′lē präsi kwī′)

noun

  1. formal notice by the prosecutor that prosecution in a criminal case will be ended as to one or more counts, one or more defendants, or altogether
  2. similar notice by the plaintiff in a civil suit

Etymology: L, to be unwilling to prosecute

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