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nol. pros.

nol. pros. is the abbreviation of nolle prosequi.

Meaning of nolle prosequi

Noun

nolle prosequi (plural nolle prosequis or nolle prosequies)

  1. (UK) A declaration from the attorney general ending a criminal prosecution.
  2. A proceeding or declaration by which a plaintiff or prosecutor ends a legal suit.
  3. (figuratively) A refusal, a denial, a rejection.
    • [...] where the ordinary man would have met the suggestion they had made with a firm nolle prosequi, I was barred from doing this by the code of the Woosters, which, as is pretty generally known, renders it impossible for me to let a pal down. [...] “I do wish you wouldn't always be so difficult...1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XVI and XIX

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Questions about nol. pros.

What is nol. pros. the abbreviation of?
Nol. pros. is the abbreviation of nolle prosequi.

Words near nol. pros. in the dictionary

  1. nol-kole
  2. nol-pros
  3. nol-prossed
  4. nol-prosses
  5. nol-prossing
  6. nol. pros.
  7. nola
  8. Nolan
  9. Nolan chart
  10. Nolan charts
  11. Nolan County

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