Nolle Prosequi Definition

nŏlē prŏsĭ-kwī, -kwē

noun

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.

Webster's New World

Similar notice by the plaintiff in a civil suit.

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(figuratively) A refusal, a denial, a rejection.

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verb

(law, somewhat informal) To issue such an declaration about a particular (charge or case).

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Other Word Forms of Nolle Prosequi

Singular:

nolle prosequi

Plural:

nolle-prosequies, nolle-prosequis

Latin nōlle prōsequī to be unwilling to pursue nōlle to be unwilling prōsequī to pursue

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin nolle (“unwilling") + prosequi (“to pursue"); compare to prosecute.

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